Shakespeare Gone Wild
One way to inject new life into the Bard’s timeless plays: put some big stars in them!
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War of the Wolves
In the winter of 2011, a remote Russian town was besieged by a pack of more than 400 wolves.
The Three Seashells
In the 1993 action movie, Demolition Man, Sylvester Stallone plays John Spartan, a grizzled cop living in a nightmarish Los Angeles plagued by gang violence. Spartan gets frustrated with bizarre, futuristic technology, even in a precinct bathroom. Instead of toilet paper, the bathroom has a shelf with three seashells. He has no idea how they work, and the other officers just laugh at him.
3 Crazy Food Trucks
Food carts are a great place for a good (and fairly cheap) meal. But they’re not all sandwiches and rice bowls.
3 Replacement Hosts That Sank TV Shows
Some TV shows are so synonymous with their hosts that when those hosts leave, the show doesn’t last much longer. In the 1980s, two versions of Wheel of Fortune ran simultaneously on American TV. One is the still-running syndicated nighttime version, and the other was a part of NBC’s daytime schedule. Pat Sajak hosted the […]
7 People Who Didn't Make the Cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Who wouldn’t want to be part of the sea of more than 60 faces on the cover of one of the most iconic albums ever made, and by the biggest band in history?
5 Sitcom Spinoffs That Never Got Off the Ground
Friends had Joey. Happy Days had Laverne and Shirley. Every majorly successful sitcom, for better or for worse, produces at least one spinoff. Some never even make it to the air. Karen When Will and Grace went into its final season in 2005-06, plans were underway for the show to continue on with a spinoff […]
Winnie the Pooh is a Girl?
Many fictional characters have genders that aren’t as straightforward as you might have thought.
3 Bands That Formed After the Lead Singer Went Solo
When the frontman leaves for a solo career, what’s a band to do? Form a new band. Talk Show Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most successful rock bands of the ‘90s, racking up hits like “Plush,” “Big Empty,” and “Interstate Love Song.” Along the way, lead singer Scott Weiland struggled with a heroin […]
What 11 American TV Shows Are Called in Non-English-Speaking Countries
When TV shows from the United States are exported to other countries, they usually necessitate a title change—idioms, phrases, or wordplay used in English titles may not make sense if translated directly. The new titles are often very blunt or simplified, or even ruin the show’s big reveals. Game of Thrones. In Hungary, the fantasy […]
5 Movie Soundtrack Facts
Some trivia about the songs made famous in movies and on TV. The first movie soundtrack album commercially available was the one from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was such a new concept in music that the album had to carry the very explanatory title, Songs from Walt Disney’s Snow White and the […]
6 Random Facts About Burt Reynolds
He was offered the role of Han Solo in the first Star Wars film but turned it down. He also opted out of playing James Bond when the role was offered to him at one point, claiming that he told producers that an English actor should be cast instead.
Let’s Turn That Song Into a Movie!
A lot of songs, particularly country music songs, tell stories. That makes them great fodder for movies. As part of the 1970s fad surrounding truckers and CB radios, a song about a trucking convoy, “Convoy” went to #1 in 1975. Sung by C.W. McCall (the stage name of William Fries), the song was co-written by […]
3 Strange Places to Go Ice Skating
Strapping on a pair of ice skates typically involves a trip to an indoor rink or a frozen lake. Here are a few notable exceptions.
Backstage Demands of Political Figures
When rock bands and singers perform, promoters must fulfill a “rider,” or a list of backstage needs and wants. Politicians making appearances or campaign stops have them, too. Between his 2004 presidential bid and 2012 appointment to Secretary of State, John Kerry toured the lecture circuit. Promoters were given a length list of meal preferences […]
8 Facts About Lemmy
During his younger years, Ian Kilmister he loved to play slot machines and would borrow money from friends and family to feed his addiction. He was known to utter things like “lemmy a fiver until Friday,” which is how he earned his nickname.
5 Weird January Holidays You Should Celebrate
This year, we resolve to observe more of those ridiculous, made-up “holidays,” such as…TRIVIA DAY!
8 Facts About Hidden Tracks
Hidden tracks can appear at the end of a CD, usually after a long gap of silence, and don’t appear on the track listing. They’re a fun surprise for listeners.
