Alex Carson

To most of us, Michael J. Fox will always be the time-traveling teenager Marty McFly from the Back to the Future movies. The Canadian-born actor got his Parkinson’s diagnosis at the height of his career in 1991. Fox was 29 years old when he found out about his condition and the effects it would have […] More

Schoolhouse Rock ushered in an age of the most fun interstitial programs for children in the US. The series premiered in January 1973 on ABC with the pilot episode ‘Multiplication Rock,’ and had a straight run till 1984, with a total of 5 seasons, comprising 45 episodes. The show was revived a decade later in […] More

Since the 1970s Kurt Russell has been one of Hollywood’s leading men. Kurt has starred in a plethora of films as the leading man including Escape From New York, Big Trouble In Little China, and Tombstone. If you want to know some amazing facts about the actor Kurt Russell, you’re in luck. In this video, […] More

There are few celebrities more individualistically iconic as Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon, which can make the fact that they once co-existed in a relationship all the more interesting. As one can imagine, the relationship between these two revolutionary icons involved quite a bit of head-butting, but it also entailed quite a bit of love […] More

Tom Hanks, born Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, is one of the most prolific – and richest – actors of our generation. Hes often regarded as an American Cultural icon alongside Meryl Streep and Samuel L. Jackson. He’s best known for starring in iconic films like Cast Away, Forest Gump, and most recently A Beautiful Day in […] More

Really, if you think about it, if life were some kind of game show, then Betty White might very well be the winner. Hear me out, Betty won the hearts and admiration of millions of fans across the globe as the star of beloved shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. […] More

Every couple of years a new device, contraption, or gadget comes out and takes the world by storm. Suddenly people everywhere are declaring the new-fangled gizmo something that will change the world. And for a bit, it certainly seems like whatever-it-is is going to be around for quite some time. There are numerous inventions that […] More

When most people imagine life as a Hollywood star, they think of glitz, glam, and all the money you could possibly dream of. A-list celebrities are paid huge amounts of money to appear in films, television shows, and even advertisements. These stars hang out at the most exclusive clubs, drink the most expensive drinks, and […] More

Saturday Night Live has been dishing out the Christmas laughs for decades now. They’ve certainly come up with the winning formula to keep the ha-has flowing throughout the holidays. The show’s festive sketches tend to take on one of three different forms. Either a recurring character is thrust into some kind of absurd holiday environment, […] More

You’re likely familiar with the most infamous masked face in popular culture, Darth Vader. But did you know the actor who portrayed him, David Prowse, was an accomplished body-builder and true-to-life badass long before ever taking the role? It’s understandable – what would become the most recognizable villain of all time had to have the […] More

2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, filled with unbearable amounts of loss. Unfortunately, it has also been an incredibly difficult year for legendary actor John Travolta, who had to say a heartbreaking goodbye to his wife, Kelly Preston. John Travolta and Kelly Preston were both accomplished actors, which makes their long romance quite […] More

Playwright, novelist, essayist, activist, and legend are some of the terms one can use to describe James Baldwin. Born in 1924 in Harlem, New York, Baldwin was an American who took to writing to express the ill-treatment of African Americans and those with different sexual orientations. A lot of his work features protagonists who struggle […] More