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A Guy Flew Back from Afghanistan to Go to His Son’s Middle School Play

Here’s something to shame you the next time you think about skipping your kid’s recital because you’re too busy.    A middle school in Fairfax, Virginia did “The Lion King” this year.  And an eighth grader named Trey Kee played Simba’s dad, Mufasa.  Which he was pretty psyched about, because it was his first play.

The Commercials of Super Bowl 50

The best way to ‘win’ the Super Bowl if you’re a commercial is to be memorably funny, or go for the heart strings, eight of the ten most popular Super Bowl ads last year were sentimental.    That definitely wasn’t the theme this year.   In fact, it was kind of a mixed bag, without any theme.  Unless you count talking animals.  There were a LOT of talking animals this year.  And the usual mix of celebrity cameos, cars, and Doritos pushing the envelope.