10 Houses Painted in Protest
Spiteful paint jobs are a common way for people to get back at strict city ordinances, historical commissions, homeowners' associations, bigoted neighbors and even banks.
Spiteful paint jobs are a common way for people to get back at strict city ordinances, historical commissions, homeowners' associations, bigoted neighbors and even banks.
It has been nearly 40 years since Rob Lowe taught us about illusionary flashes of light and how to play the sax.
#2: He threatened pizza thieves with a meat tenderizer and fisticuffs.
There are hundreds upon hundreds of streets vectoring through the Windy City, and we've selected 30 whose etymologies were begging to be explored.
Here's what you won't see on Walmart's shelves.
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Physician (and Corn Flakes inventor) John Harvey Kellogg had a lot of thoughts on how 19th-century girls could be happy and healthy.
In 1983, a welder/exotic dancer inspired a generation of young people to “take your passion, and make it happen.”
Since J.K. Rowling launched Pottermore in 2012, she's been steadily revealing secrets of the wizarding world.
Horses aren't allowed to climb stairs on movie sets and other interesting tidbits.
There’s nothing in the world quite like hurling a good insult, but let’s face it: Modern-day zingers are super boring. The good news is, we have years of linguistic history to draw from!
The best bits of wisdom from the advice manuals published way before Google searches were a thing.
Store these away for future trivia nights.
The canine classic is turning 420 (in dog years).
Almost 100 years ago, American women won the right to vote. But not before they were ridiculed and vilified.
Happy Father's Day!
It has been 40 years since John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd brought their SNL characters Jake and Elwood Blues to the big screen with 'The Blues Brothers,' a loud, money-making love letter to both Chicago and rhythm and blues.
The first rule of Clone Club is: Learn the language of Clone Club.
Brooke Shields was just 14 when she filmed 'The Blue Lagoon,' the slightly salacious island-set romance that capitalized on burgeoning hormones in a big way. The film was shocking when it debuted in 1980—but even more than 40 years later, it can still mak
Oscars and NBA championship rings can fetch high prices at auction.
Registering an aural trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is difficult, but these sounds made the cut.
These are the kinds of things the American military wanted its soldiers to be cognizant of as they worked their way into Nazi-occupied France.
Broomball, anyone?
A little love for some great songs that never quite topped the chart.