The brilliant and misunderstood Vincent Van Gogh may have cut off his ear after arguing with Paul Gaugin
Hollywood expected “The Other Side of Midnight” to be the hit of 1977, not a kooky mashup of Flash Gordon and spaghetti Westerns titled “Star Wars”
“Win one for the Gipper”: The Hollywood career of Ronald Reagan offered clues to his affable take on the presidency
Breakthrough: Over 100 years ago, an ingenious ad campaign for Pepsodent helped save the teeth of a nation
Fifty years ago, Andy Warhol created the iconic banana “peel and see” cover for debut album of the Velvet Underground, now a rare collectible
In mid-1800s, the terrain and climate of American Southwest posed a daunting challenge, so a solution was found: Buy camels
Walt Disney haunted by sadness and guilt over losing his mother to a tragic gas leak in a house he bought for her
Cher’s most memorable marriage was to Sonny Bono, but the Queen of Pop had another husband, Southern rocker Greg Allman, and the relationship was a calamity
Don’t mess with the IRS: Famed party palace Studio 54 was shuttered after its owner taunted the government and bragged, “Only the mafia makes more money”
Divine, John Waters’ raunchy and hilarious muse, served as inspiration for the outrageous sea witch Ursula in “The Little Mermaid”