Rank has its privileges. The most successful among us have always been better equipped to chase their bliss, and as Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame can attest, spending fifteen years as the co-host of a cable network's most profitable property buys you a lot of bliss chasing.
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You'll never find Jon Bon Jovi rocking the Super Bowl. There is no chance, no prayer to live on. What gives?
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Being the daughter of an international action movie star gives you certain fame, and no one knows this more than Jane Li.
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Should you decide to get involved in the seedy underworld of pool halls and speakeasies, it's important to have a friend in the know. Someone with the experience to warn you when you're stepping into dangerous territory. A pal with a pocket full of helpful mnemonic truisms ...
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The fanfare and fantasies surrounding rock stars often produce rumors that aren't remotely true. But The Who's late drummer and Dionysian spirit animal, Keith Moon, might have been the rare exception where the man outdid the myth.
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Che Guevara is legendary today, but his life was one of struggle and repeated defeat. This is the tragic real-life story of Che Guevara.
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Sometimes bands turn a live show into an impromptu Jerry Springer musical. Here are some of the nastiest band fights that happened in front of fans.
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The Rolling Stones are practically synonymous with rock 'n' roll, and plenty of crazy rumors about the band have come up over the years. Here are some of the false things you believe about the Rolling Stones.
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Twin Peaks may be the quintessential example of a TV series finale that blew peoples' minds with its extreme not-good-ness, but the 2004 to 2010 TV Series, Lost, has to be right up there as a show whose ending still angers and perplexes people.
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Cash has a truly astounding legacy, and enough signature songs to fill a set list. What could have prompted the country legend to turn his gaze toward an industrial rock song?
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In 2003, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson managed to summarize his life in 5 words: Get Rich or Die Trying, the title of his highly successful debut album. He got very rich. So how'd he end up losing his money and filing for bankruptcy?
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An evening out at the nightclub can turn tragic should a fire break out. These are the most tragic nightclub fires in history.
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Ella Fitzgerald gained a devout audience for over six decades, though her troubled history isn't usually mentioned. This is the tragic real-life story of Ella Fitzgerald.
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The Andrews Sisters -- Patty, LaVerne, and Maxene -- broke onto the music charts in 1937. By the time they were done selling records, they'd moved some 100 million units, and racked up a whopping 46 Top 10 hits. But there was a dark side. This is the tragic real-life story of The Andrews Sisters.
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Jerry Garcia and The Dead arose out of San Francisco's music scene in the mid-1960s. Drugs were plentiful; music was powerful; a youth culture was flexing its muscles and making itself heard throughout the country. But Garcia's responsibility as the figurehead of a movement would take its toll.
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Race cars go fast, plain and simple. Seems like they'd need some pretty good airbags, then, right? Actually, no. Here's why race cars don't have them.
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Rock 'n' Roll is a volatile business, and it's not uncommon for musician feuds to emerge, even within your own band. This arguably applies double when your band contains siblings, and triple when their last name is Gallagher.
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Sylvia Plath remains a singular voice in American literature decades since her death, and her tragic story continues to resonate with readers today.
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Being a rock star is dangerous. The following almost-dead rockers know that better than anyone, so here are the stories of their insane brushes with death.
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In many ways, Cobain was riding the winning horse of the great grunge race. As such, he made a fairly pretty penny over the course of his all-too-short career. Here's how much Kurt Cobain was worth when he died.
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When it comes to movie stars, Keanu Reeves is as big as they get. While it might seem like he's lived a charmed life, he's had ups and downs.
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Tory Belleci, one-third of Mythbusters' build team, left the show in 2014. Since then, he's been busy racking up an impressive stable of shows.
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The Band That Came to Be the Grateful Dead got its start in San Francisco back in the mid-sixties. In a 1991 interview with the aptly titled Interview Magazine just four years before he died, Jerry Garcia said ...
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In a 1977 interview with the Washington Post, the iconic Rock Hudson declared, "A mirror is the biggest liar there is — you never see yourself as others see you."
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Why would a legendary (and legendarily passed away) martial artist like Lee have anything to do with Vince McMahon's pro wrestling juggernaut? It's an excellent question, but it turns out there is a connection.
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David Bowie's back catalog is stuffed with legendary tunes, from old favorites like "Space Oddity," "Life on Mars?" and "Starman" to modern classics like "Lazarus." Still, there's a flip side to a career that's absolutely filled to the brim with quality music. Here's his most underrated song.
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The first Sharknado movie came out in 2013, and five new movies would follow in its blood-frothed wake. Here's the entire Sharknado timeline explained.
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