The Tragic Conviction Of Alan Turing
Prosecutions of homosexuals increased in England after World War II, and one of the individuals so ensnared was a mathematician -- Alan Turing.
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The Real Reason Scott Weiland Was Nearly Broke When He Died
In 2015, the world lost yet another rock star when Scott Weiland died. Yet despite his massive success, he was nearly broke.
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The Chilling Reference You Missed In Stranger Things Season 3
Hawkins, Indiana is a very peculiar place. The third season of the Netflix super-hit Stranger Things raised the stakes considerably, what with huge monsters, copious body horror, and even a secret base full of angry Russians.
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Mark McGwire Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
Ah, Mark McGwire! The second most famous Big Mac in history is one of the greats of baseball, even though his legendary player career is somewhat tainted because of his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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The Real Reason Ozzy Osbourne Sued Tony Iommi
On May 29, 2009, Ozzy Osbourne served Tony Iommi a lawsuit.
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The Real Reason Bob Klose Quit Pink Floyd
Considering Pink Floyd's generally bleak outlook, one might think that a childhood spent in a tent with a refugee father from Nazi Germany who fought in the Spanish Civil War would serve as the basis of a brilliant backstory for one of its members. And for Bob Klose, it was.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Secretariat
In the decades since Secretariat won the Triple crown, many horses have tried to match his performance. However, none of them did it as spectacularly as he did.
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Grant Imahara Robots You Never Realized Were In Movies
Grant Imahara would work on some of the most iconic effects pieces of the last three decades. Here are some of the movie robots you never realized he built.
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The One Item Grant Imahara Always Carried With Him
In a Reddit Q&A with fans, Imahara talked about his own preferences for the take-everywhere gadget (well, tool, actually) that was his must-have.
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The Real Reason Vince Clarke Left Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode has always been a group subject to drama as intense as their music.
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Inside The Tragic Death Of Grant Imahara
"When I was a kid, I never wanted to be James Bond. I wanted to be Q, because he was the guy who made all the gadgets," said Grant Imahara. Throughout his career, he did exactly that -- a career which ended with his death on Monday, July 13, of a brain aneurysm. He was just 49 years old.
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The Truth About Neil Young And Rick James' Motown Band
Neil Young and Rick James. You probably don't associate the two music legends with each other. But at one time they made sweet music together.
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The Tragic Childhoods Of Siegfried And Roy
Before Tiger King captivated the world with its tale of murder, mayhem and madness, before Penn and Teller made Vegas crowds gasp with their ballistic ballet of bullets and bunkum, there were Siegfried and Roy.
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We Finally Understand The Ending Of Interstellar
Years after people started debating whether the final, top-spinning scene in Inception was all in Dom's head, Interstellar had fans and critics scratching their heads at not only some of the inner logic of the film, but its final sequence, as well
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The Popular Songs That Led Zeppelin Ripped Off
Sometimes even the greatest musicians need a little bit of inspiration from others. That's certainly the case for the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
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The Tragic Death Of Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett
Considering modern longevity -- 78.6 years now, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- 60 just seems younger and younger, especially as an endpoint, as it was for Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Johnny Cash's You Are My Sunshine
For a song that's been adapted into multiple children's games and musical anthologies, Johnny Cash's take on "You Are My Sunshine" is nothing short of dark.
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Here's How Trent Reznor Really Feels About Old Town Road
When Lil Nas X's management realized that the beat for his hit "Old Town Road featured the banjo from "36 Ghosts IV" by Nine Inch Nails, they grew understandably panicked.
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The Truth About Kenny Loggins And Stevie Nicks' Relationship
Fleetwood Mac's second album, Rumours, dropped in 1977, and they hit the tour circuit to support it. Their opening act was none other than a now-solo Kenny Loggins.
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What The Surviving Stars Of Blazing Saddles Are Doing Today
It's been a while, but unlike a lot of comedies, Blazing Saddles holds up nearly 50 years after its release in 1974. It was the Western parody that saw not only the longest flatulence joke in cinematic history, but lined up racial stereotypes and slapped them silly.
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The Real Reason Billy Corgan Can't Stand D'arcy Wretzky
Every band has its drama. Sometimes it blows over by the time they decide to go on a reunion tour. Not so for the Smashing Pumpkins, a band that's known for not only generation-defining albums but also for the infighting between its members.
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The One Song Frank Sinatra Performed That He Couldn't Stand
The money you enjoy earning spends the same as the other kind. Francis Albert Sinatra certainly knew that, so he became a singer, and enjoyed it. Usually. But there was one song he couldn't stand.
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This Is Eric Clapton's Most Underrated Song
Eric Clapton is responsible for a frankly disproportionate amount of bangers between the 1960s and the 1990s, and continues to be active even today.
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Here's How Much The Doors' Ray Manzarek Was Worth When He Died
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger were all instrumental to The Doors. Here is how much Manzarek was worth when he died.
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Here's How A Clothing Line Broke Up Oasis
Brothers are awesome, but spending your professional life with one can be a balancing act between sibling bickering and getting things done.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Bryan Adams' Summer Of '69
It was 35 years ago that Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams released his fourth studio album, Reckless.
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Here's How Joining The Military Ruined Elvis' Life
Lots of people will say that the military gave them a sense of purpose, discipline, an ability to follow directions, even physical health. By the time he was drafted, Elvis Presley already had several of those qualities down...
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