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Scoops Ahoy ice cream no longer just exists on TV.

Dee Snider defends artistic freedom during the 1985 PMRC Senate hearing on the perils of rock music.

Suggestive lyrics from bands like Twisted Sister led to the 1985 Parents Music Resource Center Senate hearing on whether musicians should be allowed to rock without parental supervision.

Amy Winehouse recorded just two albums during her lifetime, but her singular talent was enough to quickly earn her legendary status.

Feel like getting good and scared? Check out some of the best horror movies streaming on Hulu this month.

David Naughton in ‘An American Werewolf in London.’

Director John Landis wrote the script for ‘An American Werewolf in London’ when he was just a teenager—but for years, no one wanted to make the movie.

His Airness once lectured McDonald’s employees on good customer service: “They expect to be treated as a guest in your home.”

Bruce Campbell stars in 'Evil Dead 2' (1987).

The 'splatstick' horror classic was shot inside of a junior high school and owes its very existence to Stephen King.

Give into superstitious, narrow-minded flights of paranoia? Lemmy would never.

The Beatles helped bring backmasking to the mainstream, but here are a few classic tracks that may (or may not) feature hidden messages, too.

'Sesame Street' has a long history of teaching kids how to deal with traumatic events. In the wake of 9/11, the show's creators wanted to find a way to bring the real-world horror to their young audience's attention.

The late singer's beach bum reputation helped him build a billion-dollar empire.

Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle in 'Suits.'

'Suits,' the Meghan Markle-starring legal dramedy that aired from 2011 to 2019 is suddenly all anyone can talk about.

It’s often said that Barbie is 19 years old, but the answer is a little more nuanced than that.

Could anyone dance that horribly in real life? Yes.

You may have never heard the phrase “gated reverb,” but you've most definitely heard the effect. And you can thank Phil Collins for that.

The movie was released on September 22, 1995 to barely any fanfare—but somehow, years later, fans discovered it and have helped keep its memory alive.

Former Ask Jeeves CEO Steve Berkowitz stands with a cut-out of the search engine's mascot.

Ask Jeeves became a casualty of the search engine wars of the early 2000s. Eventually, their mascot was escorted right out the door.

How smart do you really need to be to get away with murder?

Tim Daly stars in 'In the Line of Duty: Ambush In Waco'

In 1993, just 34 days after the Waco siege ended, NBC premiered 'In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco'—a TV movie greenlit, scripted, and largely shot while the tragedy was still unfolding.