Nerdy Trivia: August 12, 2025

Vinyl sales have been climbing for over a decade and passed CD sales in the U.S. in 2022 (for the first time since 1987). The ritual of dropping the needle and hearing that little crackle before your favorite song starts creates a completely different experience than tapping a screen or even inserting a disc. And album art always looked better on vinyl covers than tucked behind some cheap plastic case. Sometimes the old ways are just better.

"Young Guns" is what happens when you decide a Western film needs more attitude and a cast overflowing with Hollywood's coolest kids. The movie followed Billy the Kid and his gang of outlaws through the Lincoln County War, and during the film's chaotic final battle, eagle-eyed viewers might catch a split-second glimpse of a major Hollywood star who had just been visiting his friends for the day. Which of these actors has a cameo in "Young Guns"?

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54 years ago today, sibling-band the Carpenters released their version of the song "Superstar."

Pirates and rock stars have more in common than you might think. Both live outside the law, both have a thing for treasure, and both somehow survive against impossible odds. So when Johnny Depp needed inspiration for Disney's most notorious pirate, he turned to one of rock's most legendary figures. But which hard-living musician became the blueprint for Captain Jack Sparrow?

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