More than 50 years ago, three Alcatraz inmates crawled through tunnels they had carved with spoons and escaped into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay on a raft made of raincoats. They were never seen again (although there have been multiple unconfirmed sightings). But today, the debate continues over whether Frank Morris and […]
Dec. 16 is Jane Austen’s 239th birthday, and in the past two centuries, her seminal novels have been read and reread passionately by generations. More than that, however, they’ve captured the imagination of the culture in a way few other authors’ works have. Like Shakespeare, Austen has had her work adapted into major motion pictures, […]
Welcome to a new HuffPost series, chronicling a slice of life we all know well. In launching “Popular Things That Are Also Good,” we were inspired by a recent piece in The Atlantic, a love note to a certain 2004 breakup anthem, which the article’s writer Kevin O’Keeffe declared the greatest pop song in a […]
It was a rare moment on “The Daily Show” Monday night as host Jon Stewart offered a heartfelt thank-you to former President George W. Bush. “Thank you for not dying while you were in office,” Stewart said. The sudden burst of gratitude stemmed from seeing clips of Bush’s vice president, Dick Cheney, rationalizing the CIA’s […]
Judy Blume, who introduced generations of young readers to the world of bras and hormones with novels such as Deenie, will publish her first adult novel in nearly 16 years, debuting summer 2015. Centered on a series of plane crashes that occurred in the 1950s in her hometown, In the Unlikely Event will follow three […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The punk trio Green Day, poet of the New York underground Lou Reed and “Lean on Me” singer Bill Withers will lead a new class of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The hall announced Tuesday that it will also welcome Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, […]
HBO has gotten incredibly secretive and sneaky with its newest method of revealing “Game of Thrones” Season 5 teasers. The network announced back in November that fans could sign up on a new website in order to receive “The Sight,” or sneak peaks of the upcoming season. The first teaser for the upcoming season, was […]
Kim Kardashian wasn’t the only one who had a shot at “breaking the Internet” this year. From the celebrity nude photo leaks to the “fascinating” Amal Alamuddin (now Clooney), people spent a lot of time typing celebrities’ names into Google all year long. Here are the top 10 most popular celebrities worldwide in 2014, according […]
This holiday season, you don’t have to head to the mall to find the perfect present for the basic b in your life. Instead, consider swapping out a bright, shiny name-brand item on her wish list for something equally as Instagram-worthy that also brings some good to the world. Instead of Pinterest-Worthy Housewares, Buy Crafts […]
Leather was the fabric of choice for Khloe Kardashian Monday afternoon. Kardashian was photographed in a leather pencil skirt, red plaid shirt and a pair of Christian Louboutin heels as she made her way into a car showroom in Calabasas, California. Cameras followed closely behind to film the outing for her reality show. Later, the […]
