
POP CULTURE
From 'Jeopardy!' to 'The Price is Right,' the game shows we know and love have changed throughout television history.
Set it! Forget it! And get to know the godfather of infomercials.
Thirty years ago, millions of children (and more than a few adults) became obsessed with 'ThunderCats,' that quintessential ‘80s cartoon about a race of sword-wielding cat people who arrive on Third Earth to protect its inhabitants from the evil Mumm-Ra.
Michael Corleone as Han Solo? A look back at the many iconic roles that could’ve been for Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino.
On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Telescope hitched a ride aboard the space shuttle Discovery and began its ascent into low-earth orbit, where it has remained ever since.
Phil Alden Robinson's Oscar-nominated baseball movie is still being talked about, more than 30 years after its initial release.
George Lucas claims that Princess Leia's iconic buns are from turn-of-the-century Mexico, but our investigation into the matter tells a different story.
Prince wrote countless hits over his decades in the music business—and a number of his hits have been popularized by other musicians.
Whether you’re an avid player or have one in your life, you’ve probably had at least a brief encounter with Minecraft by now. Here are a few things you might not know about the gaming juggernaut.
Hillary's 'H' isn't the first branding-related kerfuffle and certainly won't be the last.
Spanning more than a dozen games, two theatrical films, and an endless extended universe of comic book literature, the original Mortal Kombat remains one of gaming’s most influential titles.
While some audiences would like to have filmmakers brought up on charges for a truly bad movie, no such law currently exists. It takes more than creative misdemeanors to put cast or crew in the back of a police car.
Rowan Atkinson may have more than 50 acting credits on his resume, but to most of the world he’ll always be best known as the ridiculously rubber-faced Mr. Bean.
Care Bear stare! Gather around, Brave Heart Lion, Share Bear, Birthday Bear, and the rest of the gang, and let’s learn something new about 'The Care Bears Movie.'
Composer, lyricist, and Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim passed away on November 26, 2021 at the age of 91. Celebrate his life with a look back at a few of the many iconic songs he wrote over the course of his career.
“We’re launching in New York,” Hiroshi Yamauchi said, “because that’s where success happens.”
Nothing unites a nation of TV watchers like a pulse-pounding cliffhanger—especially when it involves the collective misery of having to wait up to a year to find out the answer to whatever burning questions a season finale left behind.
The Miracle on Ice, one of the biggest upsets in sports history, took place on February 22, 1980 at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Suzanne Vega's a cappella track helped make the MP3...but what was lost in the process?