The activist who led the Indian anti-corruption movement of the early 21st century ...

“May the Great Worm gnaw your vitals, and may your bones rot joint by little joint!” Here’s a wild story about General George Patton, hard-driving hero (and cancelled-in-his-own-time villain) of the U ...

{Editor’s note: First published on December 5, 2010. See our Bill Cosby biography for updates on his later convictions and imprisonment.} “My father said, ‘Junior, it takes a man to play football, but ...

Looking back from a distance of 60 years, Hoagy Carmichael ‘s 1961 appearance on The Flintstones was a strange affair. One might think this was a desperation gag near the end of the show’s run, when ...

Charles Payne/NY Daily News via Getty Images and the SI Photo Blog I can’t stop looking at Jesse Owens ‘ awesomely elegant right sock in this photo. The year: 1965. Three decades after his Olympic ...

"Hogan's Heroes" star John Banner is buried in his native Vienna. So why does his tombstone read "Johann Hübner"?

Running guru Jim Fixx died at age 52, and juice diet guru Paavo Airola died at 64. Longevity guru Nathan Pritikin didn’t make 70. But finally, an expert on healthy living has stepped up to the plate ...

NBC Los Angeles has a fascinating photo slideshow of rock music stars, then and now. Keith Richards takes the cake, of course. But they’re all fascinating. Here’s Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane and ...

Let’s talk about Mark Twain, winter, and San Francisco. Mark Twain is the guy I always heard it attributed to when I lived in the Bay Area, and I heard it attributed to him a lot. But Keyes says “Not ...

Ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin has spoken openly and bravely about her struggles with the 2020 death of her father, Jeff Shiffrin. Reports and interviews have noted that Mikaela “ couldn’t even get out ...

Jonny Quest Opening Titles from Roger D. Evans on Vimeo. Happy birthday, Jonny Quest! You’re at least 48 years old, but more likely you’re 59 years old! I hope you still get together with Hadji once ...

Frank Sinatra died there. Kate Hudson was born there. Alex Trebek went there after his heart attack. And this week, Britney Spears was taken there after a mental meltdown. “There” is Cedars-Sinai ...