Known as one of the most transgressive hip hop acts of their time, the Beastie Boys took the late eighties music scene by storm, and they were propelled to success by the very song that the band now hates the most.
Read MoreSometimes, what might seem like the next big movie franchise fails to catch an audience. Just ask the planned Percy Jackson movie trilogy.
Read MoreNative American tribes had their own ideas for what happens after death, and their beliefs can tell us as much about how they lived as how they died.
Read MoreRay Donovan. It was here, and it was good. Then it was gone. What happened? "We're still scratching our heads," said showrunner David Hollander. But all hope is not lost.
Read MoreWhen David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, Iggy Pop confessed to The New York Times Bowie had "resurrected" him. Here's the story of their relationship.
Read MoreBaseball caps -- also tractor caps, or trucker caps -- are everywhere, especially on people's heads. Usually they come off within a reasonable timeframe, but what happens if you wear a hat every day?
Read MoreSmallpox. Who wants it? Catherine the Great, apparently.
Read MoreThe Cheyenne Dog Warrior Society, also called the Dog Soldiers, have made a dramatic mark on history. Here's the untold truth...
Read MoreCleopatra: the woman of the golden barge, drifting down the Nile. Beautiful, Egyptian... or maybe not? Let's separate fact from myth.
Read MoreDeep space is immense, brimming with potential — and not unlike Henry Ford's Model T, you can get in any color, so long as that color is black.
Read MoreFrom lush forests, to bleak Scandinavian shores, to the cold stone of isolated (and amazingly easily conquered as it turns out) English monasteries, Vikings' settings aren't just gorgeous to behold -- they're a vital part of the show. So where is it actually filmed?
Read MoreNetflix's The Witcher contains a lot of small details for those who have read the books or played the games. The first episode alone has many callbacks that you may have missed.
Read MoreHere is a proposal modestly put forward for a new Rorschach Test: What do you immediately think of when you hear "David Bowie and Mick Jagger?"
Read MoreBack when times were simpler, many a child laughed with Bozo the Clown, or woke up in a cold sweat after dreaming he was standing right over their bed. But whatever happened to the man behind the red schnoz?
Read MoreIt's hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Black Panthers. The real history depends on who you ask, but there's room for praise and blame.
Read MoreWhen the story of "The Day the Music Died" is told, J.P. Richardson is usually a supporting player at best. But the Big Bopper was there every step of the way.
Read MoreEverybody's got that one relative that nobody wants to talk about. Even Hitler.
Read MoreGo ahead. Swim. Splash. Sing the "Baby Shark" song. Just don't drink the cool, clear pool water.
Read MoreBefore Eric Garner and George Floyd, there was Rodney King, whose beating would lay bare the racism and injustice that ran through the LAPD.
Read MoreIn 1965, the Beatles met Elvis Presley. Strange? Certainly, and all the stranger considering that you've never seen pictures or video of the event. How did two of the most famous and influential musical acts of the 20th century manage to spend an afternoon together without anyone snapping a photo?
Read MoreHow far will Amazon go to manifest itself as the platonic ideal of a dystopian corporate hellscape? Very far, apparently.
Read MoreSome say Catherine the Great died like Elvis -- not as a king, but on the toilet. Here's the truth.
Read MoreAlexander the Great, who turned half the world into his empire, seems like an almost god-like figure. Rumors about him, first encouraged to further his legend, continue to persist.
Read MoreLongtime collaborators Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty shared a decades-long friendship, which was ultimately cut short in 2017 by the frontman's untimely death. Over the years, the pair supported each other and assisted with the each other's major hits, propelling both to further success.
Read MoreDuring his prime, Reynolds was pulling down $10 million a year -- and yes, back then, $10 million was not chump change. In 2015 he told Vanity Fair, "I've lost more money than is possible because I just haven't watched it."
Read MoreSyd Barrett was instrumental in forming Pink Floyd, one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But his life would end up very different than those of his former bandmates.
Read MoreRoger Daltrey, the best chin in rock and roll, nearly became a "who?" to the Who after a violent incident.
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