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    When brainstorming names for their kids, many expecting parents look to pop culture for inspiration. The popularity of the name Benjamin spiked following the release of The Graduate in 1967, and Twilight's success led to a lot of tiny Jaspers and Isab...

    Indonesia is a country that is rich in spices, which causes Indonesia to be a country that has various food innovations ranging from food to drinks. Not only rich in food and beverage innovations, but Indonesia is also a country that is creative in c...

    Beyoncé Knowles performs during the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh, Scotland.Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesFrom 9/11 to a year-plus-long pandemic, the history of the last 20 years has not always been kind. At the same time, we’ve experienc...

    TASCHENFrom the arcade games of the 1980s to the Tamagotchis of the '90s and early 2000s, there are a handful of toys that helped define each generation. And in TASCHEN's new book, Toys. 100 Years of All-American Toy Ads, authors Jim Heimann and...

    The Onion's AV Club has been traveling the U.S., visiting significant locations from film, TV, and music.I've collected some of my favorites from their series, which is currently 32 episodes long.These are bite-sized collections of trivia and po...

    Beyoncé Knowles performs during the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh, Scotland.Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesFrom 9/11 to a year-plus-long pandemic, the history of the last 20 years has not always been kind. At the same time, we’ve experienc...

    May 16, 2014 at 10:29 a.m. EDTWith Godzilla storming and stomping its way into theaters today, and reviewers raving about it, we thought we'd take a look back through the years at all the times our favorite angry green lizard has been appropriated fo...

    TASCHENFrom the arcade games of the 1980s to the Tamagotchis of the '90s and early 2000s, there are a handful of toys that helped define each generation. And in TASCHEN's new book, Toys. 100 Years of All-American Toy Ads, authors Jim Heimann and...

    The Onion's AV Club has been traveling the U.S., visiting significant locations from film, TV, and music.I've collected some of my favorites from their series, which is currently 32 episodes long.These are bite-sized collections of trivia and po...

    CORBIS (MALONE). ALAMY (MR. MCFEELY, CLIFF CLAVIN)They might not have handled real mail, but they still delivered.1. MR. MCFEELY // MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOODNamed after Fred Rogers’s grandfather (Fred Brooks McFeely), the legendary postman was in...

    CORBIS (MALONE). ALAMY (MR. MCFEELY, CLIFF CLAVIN)They might not have handled real mail, but they still delivered.1. MR. MCFEELY // MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOODNamed after Fred Rogers’s grandfather (Fred Brooks McFeely), the legendary postman was in...

    Warner Bros. // FacebookThe kings, queens, and captains that populate pop culture are, for the most part, imagined. But then there are those familiar figures who are far from fictional. While unfortunately there's no evidence there was ever an actual...

    Warner Bros. // FacebookThe kings, queens, and captains that populate pop culture are, for the most part, imagined. But then there are those familiar figures who are far from fictional. While unfortunately there's no evidence there was ever an actual...

    Photo: FilmMagic/GettyIn Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends 10–15 of the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at [email protected][Subscribe on...

    Virtual reality has never been a subtle technology—and the same goes for its treatment in popular culture.+++Whenjumped its sci-fi firewall to sweep through Hollywood in the 1990s, it was a thing of maximalist, fantastic promise: brushed steel heads...

    Politics. Aunt Diane’s secret marriage. LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan. Nothing is off the table when families bicker during —except maybe a thrown wineglass. Grievances are aired, harsh words are said. Sometimes not even pie can soothe the wounds...

    Pay attention to the structure. That's one of the first things they teach you when you start writing for television. If you want to tell a decent story, you have to be sure of its shape. You have to be deft and dexterous enough to thread together all...

    Diana, Princess of Wales, sitting on a step at her home, Highgrove House, in Doughton, Gloucestershire, in 1986.Fame is a dragon. We feed it with virgin sacrifices. And was there ever a virgin sacrifice like Princess Diana?From the moment that Diana...

    Taylor Swift announces EvermoreTaylor Swift’s new album Evermore, which dropped at midnight on Thursday in a surprise release, was Swift’s second surprise album of 2020. It comes after July’s heavily acclaimed Folklore and as Swift continues...

    HBO Max was one of many sites to put together a special streaming catalog for Black History Month.Surely you’ve noticed the pattern: A tragedy befalls members of a marginalized or traditionally disadvantaged community, or there’s a month dedicated...