10 TV and Movie Clichés You Never See in Real Life
Only in the movies...
Only in the movies...
In the 1980s, U.S. and Canadian media were up in arms over Dungeons & Dragons and the problem of teen suicide.
When characters are gay or lesbian - or have had some significant same-sex experiences - screenwriters sometimes sidestep those facets of their stories entirely when it comes to the big screen.
In 1931, a Western Union official said that "there can be no apology for contact." Six years later, the word was number four on a list of the 10 most "overworked" words.
Nobel Prize winners and MacArthur "Genius" Fellows alike have held forth on the metaphysical, philosophical, semiotic, sociological, literary, and historical implications of latkeness vs. hamentashness.
The first major sociological study of Thanksgiving appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research in 1991. Here's what the authors learned.
Delve into the strange cases of dancing plagues, laughter epidemics, and other bizarre manias throughout history.
Today the U.S. Army is celebrating its 240th birthday.
Among the stunning photos of Hurricane Sandy, a number of fakes also went viral.
You'd think that there are enough scary animals in Australia that monstrous legends wouldn't be necessary. Apparently the deadly creatures that terrorize people on a regular basis aren't scary enough. The continent also includes New Zealand, and I slid a
Some people dream about falling off buildings. These 11 creative people, on the other hand, had dreams that changed the world.
These men were up there in the 0.001 percent of their time—and they were all just a little bit bonkers.
Radium was discovered by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre in 1898. In 1903, the Royal Academy of Sciences awarded Marie and Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel the Nobel Prize in Physics, making Marie the first woman to win the prize. Later, in 1911, she w
The road to 50 states was littered with wannabes who couldn't wait to declare themselves—but never quite got to full statehood.
Behind every good war are many good women. Using their feminine (and in at least one case masculine) wiles, the following five spies would make James Bond proud.
There’s more to the common parking lot than broken beer bottles and fender benders from that guy who was texting. Oceans of asphalt, it seems, are hiding an astonishing trove of archeological treasures.
Librarians with tattoos celebrating their career choice.
The Ballad of the Walled-Up Wife chronicles the story of hapless masons who are incapable of building a wall that will last. After years of failure, they learn that in order to make their work last, they must offer up a sacrifice. Once, as their master’s
Babies sure are cute. But do they make good world leaders? Here’s a peek at some of history’s youngest rulers and their reigns.
Under J. Edgar Hoover, everybody who was anybody had an FBI file. Here are some interesting things we found while poking around their archives.
Many great rock songs have been the result of a lyricist finding inspiration in the pages of a book.
Despite photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts, these tales of time travel were too good to be true.
The big countries don't always bring home the gold or the glory. Here's a look back at Olympic performances from underdog nations.
If J.K. Rowling’s seven Harry Potter books left you hungry for more Hogwarts, you’re not alone. Fortunately, a whole bunch of totally unauthorized Potter novels have been published in other countries. To give you a taste of the kind of quality reads avail