Eden Gordon

Joined: Jan 28, 2026

Eden Gordon is a writer and editor whose work has been published in Slate, BuzzFeed, Atlas Obscura, POPSUGAR, and Success Magazine. She's also a singer-songwriter and avid traveler, and she particularly loves to write about unique travel destinations, arts and culture, and unanswered or unanswerable questions.

Photo from a performance of "Lord of the Flies" directed by Timothy Sheader at the Open Air Theatre Regent's Park in London

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham performing in 2018

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in the United States

How a historic military victory in Mexico became a cultural phenomenon in the United States.

Eleven years after 'Lord of the Flies' was published, six boys were stranded for fifteen months on an uninhabited island. What happened couldn't have been more different from the book.

Darth Vader and Princess Leia in "Star Wars: A New Hope"

One of the most famous lines in cinema is actually a misquote. Here's what Darth Vader actually tells Luke in 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.'

Various older technologies on a pink background

From the Walkman to the Talkboy, these '90s classics that didn't survive the transition to the 2000s.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia and Anthony Daniels' C3PO on the set of A New Hope

Test your knowledge of a galaxy far away with these 100 trivia questions about Star Wars—answers included.

Captain America and Luke Skywalker and R2D@

You might be able to identify the origins of Luke Skywalker and Captain America, but what about Greedo and Ultron? Find out with this quiz.

Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway

'The Devil Wears Prada' is based on a book that presents a fictionalized version of the author's real experiences working at Vogue.

The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

The "quiet Beatle" was also a prolific songwriter, though he struggled at times to get his songs onto Beatles albums.

Anna Wintour and Meryl Streep at "The Devil Wears Prada 2" premiere

Meryl Streep actually didn't base her character on Anna Wintour while working on the first film. Instead, she took inspiration from Clint Eastwood and Mike Nichols.