POP CULTURE

A Bumpy History of the Baby on Board Sign

From the mid to late 1980s, the most ubiquitous road sign didn’t advise you to stop, obey the speed limit, or be mindful of crossing deer. Instead, it was diamond-shaped, used a black-on-yellow color scheme, and came with a stern warning for nearby driver

James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Katharine Hepburn, and Cary Grant in The Philadelphia Story (1940).

14 Facts About The Philadelphia Story

At the time 'The Philadelphia Story' was released in 1940, Katharine Hepburn was considered box office poison.

16 Loud Facts About The Last Waltz

It was a bad night for Neils.

13 Fun Facts About Pinky and the Brain

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

Larson is one of many celebs who got their start on the Disney Channel.

11 Future Stars Who Appeared in Disney Channel Original Movies

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.

Samantha Smith (second from right) is greeted by Russian Young Pioneers at the airport in Moscow in 1983.

How 10-Year-Old Samantha Smith Helped Ease Cold War Tensions In the Early 1980s

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.

A Lost Scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street Reveals a Pivotal Plot Change

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

The Criterion Collection and TCM Are Launching a New Streaming Service

FilmStruck will be "an arthouse film lover's dream streaming service."

14 Fun Facts About O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The 'Lawrence of Arabia' of hayseed movies.

10 Wild Things That Happened at Studio 54

The New York City nightclub is the stuff hedonistic legends are made of.

The 13 Most Interesting Time Travel Stories in Comics

In comics, time travel is as commonplace as the superhero team-up.

Prince Released an Interactive Video Game in 1994

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

12 Mysterious Facts About The Pink Panther

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.