The good news is that money can't buy happiness, so the joy quotient at Disneyland shouldn't be affected. The bad news is, money can — and has — paid for every other aspect of Disney's iconic vacation spots, so the rest of the experience is in a lot of trouble.
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There was a time when Michael Jordan quit basketball and started playing baseball. Sensing this was not how destiny was to unfold, B.J. Armstrong stepped in.
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Sir Paul McCartney is so good that when his name pops up in a conversation, there's a chance people won't even make bassist jokes. Of course, that has something to do with the fact that he also plays a few other instruments. And sings. And has a stellar solo career.
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Danny DeVito is in a class all his own, and that's "national treasure that must be protected at all costs." It doesn't matter when you grew up, there's something he's been in that's shaped your childhood. But there's a lot of tragedy in his past. This is the tragic real-life story of Danny DeVito.
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Yes, there was another Tussaud in the pantheon of wax figure entrepreneurs, and according to popular opinion, his museums are just the worst.
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Fiona Apple, that '90s musical wunderkind, a classically trained pianist who dropped an album at age 17 and has been selling recordings and racking up awards ever since, also spent some time behind bars. Here's why.
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Even if your only exposure to boxing comes in the form of a few seconds of idle channel-surfing every now and then, you're probably aware of Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury. But which is faster and more furious? Who would win in a matchup?
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Elon Musk and Warren Buffett: two guys who really are toward the top, if not at the top, of their respective games. So what's the beef?
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Brian Howe, former lead singer for the band Bad Company, died from cardiac arrest on May 6, 2020, at his home in Florida. He was 66 years old. Here's why he left the band.
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Though the break could probably be described as "acrimonious," Brian Howe, who died May 6, 2020, at the age of 66, was often quoted as referring to his time with the band Bad Company as "a lovely ride."
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Eric Clapton is one of the most successful musicians of his generation, to the point that he's been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame no less than three times. Still, don't take that to mean that old Slowhand has been living a cozy and worry-free life of making music.
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Jeopardy! debuted back in the 1960s as a daytime game show. Created by Merv Griffin, it moved well and truly into syndication in 1984, helmed by Alex Trebek, and there it has remained. That's a lot of answers in the form of a question. And some of them are bound to be verbal missteps.
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Most every single day all of Disney's many magical, sensory-overloading theme parks have thrown open their gates. But sometimes sadness, tragedy, fear, and caution can overcome even the joy and glee produced by "the happiest place on Earth." Here are all the times the Disney theme parks have closed.
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Jackie Robinson's retirement -- like most of his career -- was complicated.
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Most of Jimmy Buffett's movie turns have been of the blink-and-you-miss-him variety, in true cameo fashion, no doubt for the fun of it, rather than the fame.
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There's this old thought experiment called the Ship of Theseus. If some guy named Theseus has a ship, and over time, he removes and replaces every part of said watercraft, is it still the same ship? If you put a new head on your mop, and then put a new handle on the head, is that still your mop?
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It all started on April 23rd, 2005, with an 18 second video posted by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. It was called "Me at the zoo." It's still available to watch, the only video posted to the channel.
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Atop the Vegas big cat game was the magic spectacular that was Siegfried and Roy, using illusions, elaborate dance routines, pounding music, and lights to surround the fact that they were working with big cats. Live. On stage.
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While frontman and main songwriter Billy Corgan has obviously been a Smashing Pumpkins mainstay, the other original members have all either quit or been fired at some point -- including bass player D'Arcy Wretzky.
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Hank Williams, the country legend, didn't have the opportunity to live in the world long. He picked up a drinking habit as a teen he would never be able to beat. But in the short amount of time he had, Williams gave the world a series of hits. This is the tragic real-life story of Hank Williams.
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Wings are a great way to get high, but when Paul McCartney flew to Japan in 1980 to tour with his band, Wings, he wasn't riding as high as he would have liked. In fact, he ended up pretty low -- in jail.
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Both Marvel and DC have a bad habit of slapping a fresh coat of spandex on the other's intellectual property and calling their work original. But it’s especially true when it comes to Stan Lee and company. So today, let's look at all the characters that Marvel stole from DC.
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Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, is known for hating many things. Chief among them -- playing his hit song, Wonderwall.
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In 1984, Michael Jordan didn't want to work with Nike. He didn't like Nike. He wouldn't even take a phone call with the company.
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Chief O'Brien's rise from random bridge guy to main cast member wasn't easy. This mild-mannered transporter chief has a biography that would make a Vulcan weep. Get the violins ready because we're about to dive into Chief O'Brien's tragic Star Trek timeline.
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Michael Jordan's mansion in the Highland Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, is a sight to behold. He just wishes someone would buy it.
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One of the most baffling things in the giant, man-shaped box of baffle that is Dennis Rodman is his famous nickname, "The Worm," which is so deeply associated with him that Encyclopedia Britannica notes it. How exactly did a gigantic, muscular athlete end up with a moniker that silly?
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