When 'November Rain' Excited, Confused Rock Fans
Slash had no idea what it was about. Axl Rose insisted it be based on a short story. At roughly nine minutes, it stretched the patience of MTV’s viewers.
Slash had no idea what it was about. Axl Rose insisted it be based on a short story. At roughly nine minutes, it stretched the patience of MTV’s viewers.
Though you probably remember learning all about Quakers and their doctrine of the "Inner Light" in middle school, your teacher probably didn't tell you that James Dean was one.
He’s got friends in low places and one multifaceted career.
In Wilt Chamberlain's 1991 book, 'A View From Above,' the basketball great claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women during his life. Let's check his math on the basketball legend's most famous statistic.
These famous faces once braved rain, sleet, snow, and disgruntled customers as employees of the United States Postal Service.
'The Super Bowl Shuffle' was billed as a song to "feed the needy." The Chicago Bears nearly fumbled it.
The Reddit-born "deep tracking" software can graft Cage's face onto any actor's body.
Shortly before Gene Hackman won his first Oscar, the legendary actor was almost cast as one of TV's most famous dads.
It takes a long time to rack up so many golden gramophones.
With flowing prose and a courageous pen, Virginia Woolf wasn't afraid to dissect any topic, whether it was the idiocy of warfare or the joys of sex.
Dolly Parton is loved, lauded, and larger than life, and she might just be the most charitable celebrity on the planet.
A look back at the legendary late night host's greatest comedic inventions.
The Birthday Effect is a statistical phenomenon that says the likelihood of one's death increases on or around their birthday.
“You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."
He has garnered plenty of controversy over the past few years, but how did he enter the mainstream?
The beloved character actor—who is fully aware that his characters often die—is turning 60 today.
To the people of Tanna in Vanuatu, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was more than royalty—he was a bona fide deity.
What do you get when you mix one part action movie with one part holiday flick and add in a dash of sweaty tank top? Why, 'Die Hard,' of course.
John Lennon had almost as many cats as the Beatles had No. 1 hits.
Harrison Ford agreed to be in a short movie produced by a bunch of his son's snowboarding friends as long as he was credited as "Jethro."
From future presidents to iconic funnymen, these future celebrities had spirit.
In letters to her friend back in Sweden, the Hollywood legend complained about the movies she was working on and how homesick she felt.
Richard Pryor is considered by many to be the greatest stand-up comedian of all time. Yet the indelible mark Pryor made on the world of comedy only tells part of his story.
Having a statue erected in your likeness sounds like it would be an honor. But when the end result leaves you looking disfigured, soulless, or otherwise terrifying for all eternity, it's worth considering that sometimes it's not the thought that counts.