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POP CULTURE

Alan Rickman and Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988).

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.

Jennifer M Wood








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"The world is in a place at the moment where I think maybe people appreciate things that aren't so unremittingly horrible," says creator Charlie Brooker. "But you also don't want to short-change people on the unremitting horribleness.”

Jennifer M Wood












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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.

Colin Patrick




A still from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).

Charles Schulz thought 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' was a "disaster." CBS hated it. But it's the most beloved Christmas special of all time. Nice work, Charlie Brown.

Jake Rossen