POP CULTURE

The Real People Who Inspired 5 Comic Book Characters

It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a real person.

Could You Draw This Turtle?

Even if you couldn't, you could still enroll in an art correspondence school. It worked for Charles Schulz.

10 Kind of Blue Facts About Miles Davis

Celebrating the legendary musician, who said he "changed music five or six times," was born on May 26, 1926.

11 More Pop Culture Coloring Books

Something to color in between commercial breaks.

25 Freewheelin' Facts About Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan—the legendary artist formerly known as Robert Zimmerman—has spent the past 50-plus years trying to keep a low profile.

When Mr. Rogers Gave George Romero His First Paying Gig

Romero called 'Mr. Rogers Gets a Tonsillectomy' "the scariest film I’ve ever made." Rogers called 'Dawn of the Dead' "a lot of fun."

10 (More) Outrageous Movie Theories You Didn’t See Coming

Could Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry be a figment of (non-wizard) Harry Potter’s imagination?

15 Happy Facts About Mad About You

The award-winning series was pitched as what happens to a couple when "it's [just] you and your wife in the car."

16 Far Out Facts About 3rd Rock from the Sun

The more-watched but older NBC comedy with a number and a rock in the title.

Mel Gibson stars in George Miller's Mad Max (1979).

11 Fascinating Facts About Mad Max

What began as director George Miller's ambitious action film about a solitary cop on a mission to take down a violent biker gang has evolved into the 'Mad Max' series—a post-apocalyptic sensory overload of a franchise.

"Married ... With Children" owes this '50s sitcom a big debt.

10 Bang, Zoom Facts About ‘The Honeymooners’

Uncover fascinating facts about “The Honeymooners,” Jackie Gleason’s classic 1950s sitcom that was also television’s first spin-off.

Behind the Scenes of Run DMC and Aerosmith’s "Walk This Way"

Washington Post reporter Geoff Edgers has crafted an oral history of the making of the groundbreaking song and video.

15 Facts About The Basketball Diaries

Pretty much everybody but the director didn't want Mark Wahlberg involved.

The Lost Magic of Zoobilee Zoo

Even though the cast toured libraries, the show never really caught on. Here's why.

12 Outrageous Facts About The Producers

Utterly fearless, Mel Brooks’s classic comedy joked about every taboo subject the late 1960s had to offer.

Ice Cube, George Clooney, and Mark Wahlberg in David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999).

13 Royal Facts About Three Kings On Its 20th Anniversary

George Clooney called the war-action-comedy "the worst experience" of his life. But he loved the movie.

'Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio' Opens at the Disney Family Museum

The original Pinocchio was "a cruel, selfish brat."

10 Rich Facts About Brewster's Millions

John Candy worried that Richard Pryor hated him. With good reason.

14 Slithery Facts About Snakes on a Plane

No snakes were allowed within 25 feet of Samuel L. Jackson.

Stephen King's The Shining Adapted Into a Opera

The classic novel's 600 pages were condensed into a terrifying, two-hour performance.

10 Really Incorrect Jeopardy! Answers

We'll take a hilariously wrong answer for $1000, Alex.

Early Demo Versions of 11 Hit Songs

Every great song has to start somewhere.

10 Speedy Facts About Top Gun

For those who feel the need ... the need to read. Here are some fast facts about the film 'Top Gun.'

9 Tips on Starting a Meditation Practice From '10% Happier' Host Dan Harris

Everyone can meditate—even you.

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