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Meet Leatrice Eiseman: The Woman Who Chooses Pantone’s Color of the Year

The Pantone Color Institute’s global team of experts conducts color psychology research and discusses potential Color of the Year options year-round.

Where the ‘nog’ came from is a bit of a mystery.

How Did Eggnog Get Its Name?

The ‘egg’ part of ‘eggnog’ is obvious. The ‘nog’ is a little more mysterious—possibly involving noggins and/or grog.

10 Old-Timey Ways to Say You’re Hungover

Here are 10 colorful phrases of yore to use the day after you partied a tad too passionately.

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley are coming for you this Christmas (and "Last Christmas").

A Brief History of Whamageddon—the Game that Forces You to Avoid Hearing Wham!’s “Last Christmas”

“Last Christmas” is now the centerpiece of a growing holiday tradition based around ... not listening to it.

What’s the Kennection? #93

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Not the Same: How Creative Strife Led to the Creation of U2’s “One”

U2 was at a breaking point when “One,” which has been repeatedly named one of the greatest songs of all time, brought the band back together.

Hershey Kisses Christmas Commercial 2021

7 Classic Christmas Commercials Guaranteed to Fuel Your Holiday Nostalgia

Hershey's Kisses’s “Christmas Bells” is one of the longest-running Christmas commercials.

Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Stern, and Joe Pesci in 'Home Alone.'

Watch More Than 15 Minutes of Deleted Scenes From ‘Home Alone’

These deleted scenes shed more light on Harry's motivations, Kevin's siblings' feelings, and more.

18 Fascinating Facts About Charles Dickens

Dickens’s unprecedented celebrity made him the most popular novelist of his century—but the author of Great Expectations, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, and dozens of other works was more than just a writer.

Bob Geldof (L) and Midge Ure (R) outside a London recording studio while working on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on November 25, 1984.

Band Aid: The Charitable—and Controversial—History of “Do They Know It's Christmas?”

Band Aid's charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" enlisted everyone from Sting to Bananarama, but its efforts to help the Ethiopian famine didn't go exactly as planned.

There's no shortage of gift ideas for movie lovers.

18 Brilliant Gifts for the Movie Buff in Your Life

From addictive trivia games to portable projectors, here are 18 brilliant gifts for movie lovers who know their stuff.

Actress Bernice Golden as Tess in David Belasco’s stage production of ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles,’ c. 1903.

Remembering Elizabeth Martha Brown, the Convict Who Inspired Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’

Thomas Hardy’s memorable heroine was modeled after the last woman to be hanged in Dorset, England.

That sound you hear isn't just in your head.

Why Does Snow Squeak When You Step On It?

Snow crunches underneath your feet during the winter months and makes a loud sound. Turns out, science is the reason why it does.

10 Unusual Facts About Toy Giant Hasbro for Its 100th Anniversary

The toy giant best known for assembling G.I. Joe once owned Death Row Records.

There’s hope for your New Year’s resolution past January.

1 Misconception About 9 Major Holidays

We celebrate the same holidays every year, but how much do we actually know about these annual traditions? And how much of what we think we know is actually true?

Margaret O'Brien and Judy Garland in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944).

How “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Went From Morbid Omen to Holiday Mainstay

The original “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” implied that you’d never have a merry Christmas again.

Willy Wonka and the Oompa-Loompas: Merry band of chocolatiers, or dastardly criminals?

Was Willy Wonka a Stone-Cold Serial Killer? One Wild Fan Theory Says Yes

Willy Wonka is undoubtedly an eccentric man. But could he and his band of Oompa-Loompas be hiding a homicidal secret?

Lady Anne Mackintosh, (1723–1787), Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson.

6 Badass Women From Scottish History

Women like Flora MacDonald, Anne Mackintosh, Isabella MacDuff, and more made their mark on Scottish history.

Lindsey Whitney Barry and Larry Drake have themselves a scary little Christmas in 'Tales from the Crypt' (1989).

“And All Through the House”: When ‘Tales From the Crypt’ Gifted Viewers With a Killer Santa

In 1989, the HBO anthology series 'Tales From the Crypt' resurrected a killer idea: a homicidal Kris Kringle.

Prunes are a constipated person’s friend.

Why Do Prunes Make You Poop?

Prunes—the shiny, sweet dried fruits—are both exploited and ridiculed for their laxative properties. But do they really make you poop?

Night sky over Capitol Reef National Park.

The 10 Best Places for Stargazing in the U.S.

Utah's state and national parks dominate the list of America's best stargazing locations.

Make the Holidays Extra Cozy—and Entertaining—With Our 100-Fact Fireplace Video

YouTube has countless cozy fireplace videos. But how many of them boast 100 fun facts?

Secret societies and dark cabals? You'll find plenty of them in these tomes.

From Murders to Mysterious Codes: 6 of the Best Dark Academia Novels

From murder mysteries to secret societies and more, the best dark academia novels from Donna Tartt and other authors capture the macabre in the most unlikely of places.

The bigger the goldfish, the bigger the problem.

Tiny Goldfish Are Ballooning Into Football-Sized Predators in the Wild

The Great Lakes are being overrun by jacked goldfish. Scientists are worried they could cause long-term damage to the ecosystem.

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