Rocco has many claims to fame. He has appeared on mainstream TV, a Polish punk rock band has written a song about him, as have others, and his name is now used with wild abandon in many areas of popular culture. What with a Netflix TV series and references to the original ‘Italian ...
Square-jawed and blue-eyed, Robert Stack appeared in Westerns and war movies in the 1940s and 1950s before starring as Treasury agent Eliot Ness on the popular television series "The Untouchables," which ran four seasons starting in 1959. After playing the upstanding, righteous Ness, Stack del...
Instead in New York, we prefer vodka in our cocktails. No specific brand is shown to be the most popular for the cocktail, but in the United States, it seems Tito's Handmade is the choice. So, vodka? Could it be the tried and true Vodka Martini? Not for us in the Empire State. ...
2,087 of the Most Popular Fiction Books of All Time In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust (1913) Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (1605) Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) Moby Dick by Herman Melville (1851) Hamlet by William...
1944: Tag-Along Interestingly, a "tag-along" was a military term that originally referred to a bomb. It was then repurposed into slang, to describe anyone who was unexpectedly joining in on your plans for the day. SSPL//Getty Images 1945: Doh! Another surprise from the '40s! Before Hom...
ZooLights at Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon Bandersnatch // Shutterstock ZooLights at Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon ZooLights—one of Oregon's most popular holiday traditions—lights up the Portland zoo, covering its landscaping and decor with 1.5 million twinkly bulbs. While the menagerie's hu...
In the auditory history of the world, the popular songs of folk music artists figure prominently. From the heart-warming baritone of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to the profound lyrics of American master folksingers Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, these individuals inspire audiences with...
In 1944 Spain young Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her ailing mother (Ariadna Gil) arrive at the post of her mother's new husband (Sergi López), a sadistic army officer who is trying to quell a guerrilla uprising. While exploring an ancient maze, Ofelia encounters the faun Pan, who...
There are dozens of great South Dakota hiking trails for any level. On Saturday, June 1 the most popular organized hike in the United States will take place in the southern Black Hills. The Annual Crazy Horse Memorial® Volksmarch has drawn 15,000 participants in a record year....
If it is your first visit to Budapest, or you are planning your trip right now, you may be asking what Budapest is famous and popular for?