POP CULTURE

Some of our favorite historical figures were born in the month of December. We couldn't possibly name them all, but here are just a handful whose lives we'll be celebrating.

Spoiler alert! Sometimes TV shows shock their audiences with mind-blowing twists and surprises, but TV writers are often clever enough to foreshadow these events with very subtle references.

For 15 years, "The Far Side" added a dash of irreverence to the funny pages. Offbeat, macabre, and sometimes controversial, Gary Larson’s trailblazing cartoon was a gigantic success.

When Sylvester Stallone was told there were no parts for him, he wrote his own.

The galaxy far, far away could have looked much, much different. Here are a few ways the original Star Wars trilogy changed from the earliest script drafts.

The gown is “truly the most important artifact of Marilyn’s career that could ever be sold.”

You haven't seen the Disney classic as it was originally intended.

The animation legend is officially unretired (again).

2. Jack Nicholson really wanted to play the coach, and thinks the film would've been bigger had he starred in it.

Are we having fun yet? 'Party Down'—not to be confused with reality show 'Party Down South'—is a hilarious sitcom that ran for 20 episodes between 2009 and 2010. But it's about to come back.

The Boy Scouts of America wanted no part of the film. Neither did American politicians.

Madison’s Dive, named after Daryl Hannah’s character in the movie, was going to be a themed saloon built at the end of a pier on Pleasure Island.