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Liam Thompson follows a Bob Ross tutorial using McDonald’s sauces for a creative experiment. Trump may claim he won the fight with Iran, but there’s a bigger war already underway Watch: Massive ...

In this video, a group of people who can’t paint attempt to follow a Bob Ross tutorial - and the results are both hilarious and surprisingly creative. Watch the ups and downs, messy moments, and ...

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When it comes to harmless, wholesome, and relaxing entertainment, you can't get much better than Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting. On paper, the concept behind the beloved painter's show really should ...

When you think of Bob Ross, what comes to mind? “Happy little trees,” his iconic afro and his soft, gentle voice. It’s a stark contrast to his days in the United States military. For 20 years, he was ...

Editor’s Note: Keeping you in the know, Culture Queue is an ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to. By all accounts, the late ...

Painter Bob Ross was as famous for his serene demeanor as he was for other singular traits, like his frizzy, rounded hairstyle and idyllic landscape paintings. So the idea that Ross used the stimulant ...