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21 Fun Activities Outside San Diego Comic Con

The great (and nerdy) outdoors. While the events change every year, these are a good sampling of the kinds of fun things that are available each year, even for non-attendees.

The Story Behind Saving Mr. Banks

When Walt Disney’s daughters were young, they loved a little book about a magical (and slightly sadistic) nanny named Mary Poppins. He promised them that he would someday make a movie out of the series, and 20 years later, he delivered. But it was no easy

12 Great Wizarding Cakes for Harry Potter’s Birthday

Mr. Tambourine Man, the #1 Hit 48 Years Ago

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21 Band Names Based on TV Shows

You know how you occasionally hear an awesome turn of phrase and immediately think, “That would make the best band name? These people did the same thing, but the difference between us and them is that they actually went on to name a band.

9 Photos of Comic-Con Cosplayers Eating

You don't usually see the heroes of comic books, TV shows and video games going to the bathroom, eating, or sleeping. But unlike fictional characters, the people in the costumes at San Diego Comic-Con do need to do these basic human activities. Here are a

31 Facts About San Diego Comic Con

Today is the beginning of the four-day comic book and pop culture convention universally known as San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Every summer since 1970, fans gather in the sunny city to experience the very best in pop culture.

PBS Station Lampoons Reality TV

11 Songs Old Enough to Buy Booze

The A.V. Club's Song Covers

10 Movies With Mind-Boggling Miniature Effects

The use of miniatures in these films is so subtle that we’re still kicking ourselves for believing that cars can fly, and that cities were harmed in the making of these movies.

16 Fun Pieces of Canadian TV Fan Art

Here are some fantastic fan art pieces from a few of the country’s most popular TV exports.

6 Actors Who Took Their Roles Off-Screen

Not all actors are reluctant to reprise famous performances for smaller audiences. Here are six who inhabited signature roles without film cameras rolling.

8 Disney Sequels That Didn't Happen

Here are eight films that you'll (thankfully) never have to sit through.

6 Unproduced Pixar Films and Sequels

Here are a handful of ideas Pixar hasn't moved forward on.

9 Stars Who Played Themselves

But the crop of current Hollywood stars that appear in This is the End are hardly the first to play an embellished version of themselves on the big or small screen.

6 Superman Movies that Didn't Get Made

10 High-Profile TV Pilots That Didn’t Get Picked Up

Many pilots have a lot of star power behind them, either in front of or behind the camera. But just because a pilot has some clout to it doesn’t mean it will be picked up for an entire season run. Here are 10 high-profile TV pilots that didn’t make it to

8 Real-Life Vampire Crimes

“Lestat made me do it.”

Mouthing Off: The Art of Prairie Home Companion's Fred Newman

Fred Newman, who creates sound effects for the radio show A Prairie Home Companion, has been called a mimic, an actor, and a saboteur of modern communication.

11 Vintage Celebrity PSAs

They don't make PSAs like they used to.

The Legend of the Lost Atari E.T. Games

In 1983, the gaming company Atari decided to capitalize on the recent success of the hit movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Grossing a total of $359 million in North America alone by the end of its theatrical run, the exciting, kid-friendly adventure seem

12 Facts About the “Time to Make the Donuts” Guy

Dunkin’ Donuts’s sleep-deprived mascot was an icon for the donut-loving ages.

10 Pieces of Fan Art that Ask “What If Things Ended Differently?”

Here are a few of our favorite alternate endings to great pop culture tales as imagined by artists, many of which were part of the Bottleneck Gallery’s “Alternate Ending” art show.

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