POP CULTURE

They never did take over the world. But two genetically enhanced cartoon mice managed to get a spinoff, which premiered 20 years ago.

From Zac Efron to Oscar winners like Brie Larson, plenty of Hollywood stars got their starts on the Disney Channel, and you can uncover some of the most famous here.

In late 1982, Samantha Smith—a 10-year-old from Maine—wrote a short letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov that made a huge impact.

Why Freddy Krueger chose to pick off Nancy’s pals one finger-knife at a time makes a lot more sense now.

“It's unapologetically weird, aggressively sexual, and steeped in [the] psychedelic future funk vibe that defined the Purple One's '90s heyday.”

Director Blake Edwards came up with an idea for a heist movie in which a jewel thief is having an affair with the wife of the detective who’s pursuing him. Then he cast Peter Sellers as the detective, and everything changed.

When Walt Disney first arrived in California, he had a demo reel, no money, and few prospects.

The Emmy-winning HBO series returns tonight. At least one Supreme Court Justice will be watching.

Tom Hanks earned an Oscar nomination for his role in the Robert Zemeckis classic. Sadly, Wilson did not.

Among its haters: Pat Robertson and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"—one of the most iconic songs of all time—was released as a single on September 10, 1991.

There's nothing funny about the need for silence, sugar-free Red Bull, or some Parliament Funkadelic.