10 Common Phrases That Came From Pop Culture
From mullet to bucket list, these terms from pop culture are newer than you may have assumed.
From mullet to bucket list, these terms from pop culture are newer than you may have assumed.
Rin Tin Tin was found on a World War I battlefield in France before making his way to Hollywood, while poor Arnold the Pig was rumored to have been eaten after ‘Green Acres’ was canceled.
You can’t buy me love, but one lucky Beatles fan can fork over a small fortune to own John Lennon’s beloved guitar.
Clara Bow, one of the earliest megastars of the silent film era, is famous for being Hollywood’s first “It Girl.” But there’s a lot more to Bow’s dramatic life than bobbed hair and flapper couture.
From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Barbie,’ here are the biggest summer blockbusters since 1974.
Early versions of the rhyme included the words ‘bloody’ and ‘blooming’—and sometimes didn’t feature a spider at all.
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Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was a massive hit when it was released in 1975, and is still a hit in the internet era.
Ernie Hudson failed to convince producers of 'The Real Ghostbusters' that he could sound like Ernie Hudson.
The tragic deaths and mysterious events surrounding this classic horror franchise have given rise to the urban legend that a real-life “Poltergeist” curse exists.
These facts about the 1996 blockbuster don't suck.
The 8-foot hunk of balsa wood led to one of the great debates in film: Could Jack have fit on it, too?
Despite what you might have heard (or seen on the big screen), famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart probably wasn’t poisoned by Antonio Salieri—but he did spend time with a young Marie Antoinette and keep a starling as a pet.
“Showgirls” was one of the biggest box-office bombs of the 1990s, but this 1995 erotic drama about an exotic dancer turned Vegas showgirl has since become the stuff of midnight movie gold.
The origins of the term ‘box office’ will probably surprise you—it's more about box seats than those old-fashioned detached booths that look like glorified boxes.
In Hollywood, winning the Oscar for Best Picture is the highest honor a film can achieve—and we’re giving you one fun fact about all 95 of them.
Pain don't hurt, but trying to understand the difference between remakes and reboots can.
Discover the intriguing origins of everything from Oreos to Juicy Fruit gum to sparkling water, exploring their hidden histories and unexpected beginnings, from vaudeville fads to accidental inventions.
Even after the success of 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Happy Feet' remains George Miller's biggest hit.
You know Harry Belafonte's hits—here are some facts about the artist behind them.
The creative team behind ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ inherited the heavy task of recreating the movie's time-traveling DeLorean for the stage.
From Snoop Dogg to Brie Larson, here's how 15 public figures came up with new names.
The classic 1964 film earned a stronger classification thanks to two uses of a racial slur.
Someone gets nominated twice in the same Oscar category nearly every year, surprisingly.