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A Shemp refers to the stand-in required to replace an absent actor onscreen. Here are 11 cases when real actors were replaced by Fake Shemps, with directors crossing their fingers that no one would notice.

Matt Soniak answers today's Big Question.

Sure, Valentine's Day gets all the commercial airtime and drugstore aisle displays come February, but we've rounded up plenty of other quirky holidays to celebrate on the other 27 days.

In the years since the final book was published, J.K. Rowling has talked a lot about what happened to Harry and his friends.

For all the talk of how politicians are getting too nasty these days, hammering your opponent is nothing new. Politicians have always been venomous, if some of these zingers are any indication.

We all come into contact with many of these shapes every day. Here's what you can call them.

In the land of the road trip, the marking of town borders becomes a matter of town pride. Here are some welcome signs that don't quite fit the mold.

Here are nine ways you can celebrate.

Since 1978, the Sundance Film Festival has been a launching point for independent filmmakers and a staple of American cinema.

John Green’s led a remarkable life, and he’s never shied away from offering advice to aspiring scribes and storytellers of all ages. Here are 14 of his best pointers.

You won't find crikey in this book, but there are plenty other weird and wonderful terms work incorporating into everyday conversation.

Thanks to the miracle of concept art and screen tests, there’s an alternate dimension of blockbusters where Nic Cage was Superman, Jeremy Sisto has Leonardo DiCaprio’s career, and a Sam Kinison biopic dominated the box office.