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James Van Der Beek
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

James Van Der Beek sold Dawson’s Creek memorabilia to pay for his cancer treatment—leaving behind a legacy of quiet sacrifice and fierce fatherhood.

James Van Der Beek, beloved Dawson’s Creek star, faced stage 3 colorectal cancer and significant tax debt before his death on February 11, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, family devotion, and heartfelt tributes.
Vanilla Ice
MUSIC
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

Vanilla Ice rocketed to stardom in 1990, only for a series of controversies to derail his career almost immediately.

Vanilla Ice rose to global fame with “Ice Ice Baby” in 1990, but sampling disputes, authenticity questions, and media backlash quickly derailed his career in one of pop culture’s fastest reversals.
Hayley Mills
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

Disney star Hayley Mills spent her childhood building a fortune—only to have the government claim nearly all of it before she was allowed to touch it.

Hayley Mills became one of Disney’s biggest child stars in the 1960s, but high British tax laws and financial structures left her without most of her childhood fortune before she ever gained control of it.
Screenshot from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Touchstone Pictures (1988)
MOVIES
February 18, 2026 Peter Kinney

Movies That Raised The Bar For Special Effects And Made Hollywood Rethink What Was Possible (Copy)

Special effects have never been just about flash. At their core, they’re about solving impossible problems, dreaming up ways to show audiences something that technology hasn’t quite caught up with yet. Every so often, a film arrives that doesn’t just wow viewers; it changes the rules for everyone.
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MOVIES

Screenshot from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Touchstone Pictures (1988)
MOVIES
February 18, 2026 Peter Kinney

Movies That Raised The Bar For Special Effects And Made Hollywood Rethink What Was Possible (Copy)

Special effects have never been just about flash. At their core, they’re about solving impossible problems, dreaming up ways to show audiences something that technology hasn’t quite caught up with yet. Every so often, a film arrives that doesn’t just wow viewers; it changes the rules for everyone.
MOVIES
January 2, 2026 Penelope Singh

Iconic Scenes That Took Place In Real Locations You Can Still Visit

MOVIES
November 13, 2025 Jack Hawkins

Times That American Cinema Butchered A Beautiful Foreign Film

From “Oldboy” to “The Intouchables,” explore 25 times American cinema butchered a beautiful foreign film. Discover how Hollywood remakes and mistranslations stripped these international masterpieces of their soul, subtlety, and cultural meaning.
Only True Movie Fans Can Match This Line to the Film
MOVIES
July 8, 2025 Marlon Wright

Quiz: Can You Match the Quote to the Movie?

This quiz isn’t here to coddle you with options. You’ll get a quote (maybe legendary, maybe sneaky), and it’s up to the film nerd in you to prove that you’ve got it.

Elementary, my dear Watson.

— Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939)
Written by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle.


TELEVISION

James Van Der Beek
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

James Van Der Beek sold Dawson’s Creek memorabilia to pay for his cancer treatment—leaving behind a legacy of quiet sacrifice and fierce fatherhood.

James Van Der Beek, beloved Dawson’s Creek star, faced stage 3 colorectal cancer and significant tax debt before his death on February 11, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, family devotion, and heartfelt tributes.
Hayley Mills
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

Disney star Hayley Mills spent her childhood building a fortune—only to have the government claim nearly all of it before she was allowed to touch it.

Hayley Mills became one of Disney’s biggest child stars in the 1960s, but high British tax laws and financial structures left her without most of her childhood fortune before she ever gained control of it.
TELEVISION
May 13, 2025 Mark Schilling

The Best Families On TV

The Bradys are still one of the best families on TV, but behind the scenes, “family” secrets threatened to have the show yanked off-air.
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TELEVISION
May 24, 2024 Miles Brucker

Admissible Facts About Judge Judy

Order in the court!

ACTORS

James Van Der Beek
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

James Van Der Beek sold Dawson’s Creek memorabilia to pay for his cancer treatment—leaving behind a legacy of quiet sacrifice and fierce fatherhood.

James Van Der Beek, beloved Dawson’s Creek star, faced stage 3 colorectal cancer and significant tax debt before his death on February 11, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, family devotion, and heartfelt tributes.
Hayley Mills
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Allison Robertson

Disney star Hayley Mills spent her childhood building a fortune—only to have the government claim nearly all of it before she was allowed to touch it.

Hayley Mills became one of Disney’s biggest child stars in the 1960s, but high British tax laws and financial structures left her without most of her childhood fortune before she ever gained control of it.
Mitch Hedberg, Late Night with Conan O'Brien
ACTORS
February 18, 2026 Jesse Singer

Mitch Hedberg Jokes That Prove He Was The Greatest One-Liner Comedian Of All Time

Mitch Hedberg didn’t build long narratives or dramatic callbacks. He walked on stage, squinted into the lights, and dropped perfectly engineered one-liners. It was pure comic genius the likes of which we’d never seen before and might never see again.
Donald OConnor Facts
ACTORS
July 24, 2024 Ivan Denomme

Dark Facts About Donald O’Connor, Hollywood’s Tragic Clown

At Donald O’Connor’s farewell party from Universal Studios, the executives gave him a disturbing parting “gift”. When he opened it, his blood boiled.


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