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Between Back to the Future, E.T., the Harry Potter series, and The Lord of the Rings, most of the Hollywood classics we’ve all grown to know and love feature a male lead with only a…

Dec 14, 2020

Here’s How TV Genres Have Trended in Popularity Over Time During the days of I Love Lucy and The Brady Bunch, TV shows were family-friendly, wholesome, and lacked diversity. In the 1950s especially, traditionalism and…

Sep 21, 2020

UPDATE: We chose our captain for the S.S. $1,000 Shark Week Dream Job After chumming the waters with our $1,000 Shark Week Dream Job, we got more bites than expected. Like, 5,600 more bites.  Over…

Aug 11, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to Watching Shark Week What started out as an idea written on the back of a napkin has turned into one of the most-raved annual TV events to date: Shark Week. Year…

Jul 06, 2020

If you’re dying to know how many pop stars, Olympic athletes, and Presidents you share a first name with, you’ve come to the right place. Use our How Famous is Your Name? name tool to see…

Mar 02, 2020

It’s the season of garlic mashed potatoes, slow-roasted turkeys, and sweet potato casseroles filled with obscene amounts of butter. There’s no better time than Thanksgiving to brush up on your kitchen skills. And luckily, there’s…

Nov 11, 2019

It’s no secret that Americans love watching sports. We crave it. Dedicate nights of the week to it. Plan parties with cute finger-food snacks around it. And get genuinely ticked off when our favorite team…

Sep 19, 2019

Girls run the world—just ask Beyoncé. And as it’s Women’s History Month, we at USDirect figured there’s no better time to celebrate all the incredible women in our lives. We were especially curious about the…

Mar 18, 2019

Think Jennifer Lawrence falling on her face, Warren Beatty announcing La La Land as (the wrong) best picture, and Robert Opel streaking across the stage. Mix in glamorous outfits, cinematic achievements, star-studded selfies, live Tweets,…

Jan 23, 2019

Murder, love triangles, baby daddies, and millionaires—there’s just something about daytime TV you gotta love.   Anyone who’s ever “stayed home sick from work” or skipped school knows the truth: you spend the day binging…

Dec 03, 2018