Celebrities

Being a child star is not easy. You’re almost never afforded a real, legitimate childhood, and in far too many cases it’s later discovered you’ve been forced into a job you hate by overbearing parents who just want to make as much money off of you as possible. Just ask Macauley Culkin about that one. And then, as soon as you start to grow up and you’re no longer cute, people just toss you aside an

When television shows are in their early seasons, with a few exceptions they’re just trying to find their footing. They go through focus groups and get a ton of network feedback, so obviously some changes are going to be made here and there. But once in a while those changes involve suddenly jettisoning seemingly important characters, and then those characters are absolutely never mentioned again.

Everyone loves a good old fashioned scandal. Add in a little bit of sex just to spice things up, and it’s ratings heaven for journalists, and can also help boost the public profiles of the people involved. Sometimes those involved are submitted to public shame, while others use their new notoriety to slingshot themselves into the spotlight and gain fame and fortune. For better or worse, the public

We often look up to famous people because of the fact that they have managed to turn something they were really passionate about into a hugely successful career. Now that they have all the money in the world and are living their dream, you have to wonder about what they do for fun outside of their work and what kind of hobbies they might have. Here are some of the most surprising and unexpected ho

The white mask of Michael Myers glints from the shadows. The gnarled human skin of Leatherface grins at you from down the hall. The...

When you get to be a big enough celebrity, you’re often asked to endorse things. Sometimes they make sense, like when Michael Jordan tries to sell you overpriced sneakers, or Paris Hilton makes a commercial for herpes. Wait, no, sorry, she actually endorsed cheeseburgers. Serves us right to make assumptions without paying attention to what the ad was selling. Anyway, some celebrity endorsements, l

In school they told you to follow your dreams. And while this is generally terrible advice for most people, there is that select few who not only have the luck and perseverance to achieve their goals, but actually succeed in several different fields. Here are a few famous examples of these lucky assholes… er… talented celebrities.

If you’re looking for the best fireworks for your event, it’s hard to look past Chinese fireworks. For decades, China has been the world’s...

There were influential and famous people who died in 2009. Some of them helped shape the world, while others entertained and delighted us. Sadly they will not

When it comes to unwinding, celebrities enjoy the same hobbies as we do. If you are a hobbyist fisher, you might be interested to...