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Benedict Cumberbatch said he’s generally amused by the attention he receives online, even when it results in bizarre comments and memes:

‘I’m glad I’m bringing a ray of sunshine to an otherwise dull day, being imagined eating fritters shirtless.’

Taco Bell Canada is transforming one of its Ontario stores into an Airbnb for one night to celebrate the launch of its new Steak Doubledilla. The so-called SteakCation will include a personal taco butler.

Toy company Funko is releasing Golden Girls action figures, which will be sold exclusively at New York Comic Con.

Lady Gaga is doing a tour of dive bars to promote her new album, Joanne.

Pope Francis was photo-bombed by a smiling dog while meeting with a canine training group outside the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square.

Starbucks released a limited-edition pumpkin spice whipped cream in honor of the birthday of its Pumpkin Spice Latte.

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Critics mocked Madame Tussaud’s latest Justin Bieber wax figure for looking like it’s having an existential crisis.

Custom officials at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted more than 4 lb. of cocaine sewn into children’s coats that were being transported into the U.S. from Peru.

A Southwest Airlines flight was evacuated and cancelled after a passenger’s new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone reportedly caught fire.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jared Cook tweeted a photo of what appeared to be a fried chicken head in his order at Buffalo Wild Wings.

A company called Costumeish briefly sold–then pulled–a “Parisian Heist Robbery Victim” costume, presumably inspired by Kim Kardashian West.