Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Based on author Mark Twain's own childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, this book follows the escapades of a boy with an adventurous, and often mischievous, spirit growing up along the Mississippi River.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
Police used the incident to warn the public that pranks involving Orbeez guns, airsoft guns, or other toy firearms can provoke dangerous reactions and lead to criminal charges.
—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In the special, Arcuri tackles topics like marital pranks and urinal mind games while contending, on the more serious side, with his wife Katie Thurston’s cancer journey.
Orange cats have a reputation for silly behavior and outlandish antics, but the science doesn't back that up.
—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026
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