Indiana Museum Honors Native Sons James Dean And Jim Davis
To attract visitors, townspeople often arrange a museum in honor of the life and achievements of their native sons or daughters. In Fairmount, Ind., two have achieved such a distinction:…
The Inexplicable Online Absence Of Aaliyah’s Best Music
The digital discography of the late R&B legend is unavailable and incomplete. Only her uncle, mysterious music industry exec Barry Hankerson, knows why. It has been 15 years since Aaliyah died in…
Drake Has Shared An Unreleased Track Featuring Aaliyah
Considering Drake’s position (particularly in light of his recent string of record-breaking), he can pretty much do whatever he wants. And yes, that does include releasing never-before-heard tracks featuring Aaliyah. Wait,…
Mystery Deepens Over Bones Linked To Amelia Earhart
The partial skeleton of a castaway found in the 1940s on the Pacific island Nikumaroro shows some similarities to Amelia Earhart, scientists say. Though extensive searches have failed to turn up the…
James Dean, The Actor As A Young Man: Rebel Without A Cause Director Nicholas Ray Remembers The “Impossible” Artist
In honor of the 61st anniversary of the death of James Dean, read legendary director Nicholas Ray’s moving essay about the talented, curious actor he once knew. Legendary director Nicholas…
Why Animal House Is Still The King Of College Comedies
I once saw National Lampoon’s Animal House at a back-to-school midnight show at the University of California at Santa Barbara in September 1984. I hadn’t counted on the entire two rows of…
Amelia Earhart Didn’t Die In A Plane Crash, Investigator Says
As America endured the drab years of the Great Depression, Amelia Earhart’s exploits were a bright spot. She broke gender barriers by completing solo flights most male pilots hadn’t accomplished…
These Vintage Photos Of Legendary Pinup Girl Bettie Page Were Nearly Destroyed
In 1949, Bettie Page moved to New York with aspirations of becoming an actress. It was there she met one of America’s first ‘fetish’ photographers, Irving Klaw. From 1952 to…
Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum To Release Digital Collections, Including Jackie Robinson
HALL OF FAME NEWS Museum Debuts Online Collections via Hall of Fame Digital Archive Project — Babe Ruth Scrapbooks Unveiled Today through PASTIME Online Collection at baseballhall.org — PROJECT NEWS For more than…
Aaliyah’s One In A Million: The Game Changing Album Turns 20
Aaliyah’s second album, 1996’s One in a Million, turns 20 today (August 27). It was a game changing album in her too-short career, as well as in the careers of producers Timbaland…