Some celebrities pop up overnight, helped along by a star-making performance that makes it seem as if they came out of nowhere. But before all that fame and glamour and easy money, plenty of celebs had to actually work to make ends meet -- and a lot of them had some pretty bizarre occupations along the way.
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Being well-read is just a good idea in general, not to mention how attractive it makes you to the ladies. Whatever your preference for reading material, there are some staples that every man should have checked off by the time he reaches the big 3-0. Our list includes various topics and tropes that will equip you well for your fourth decade. There will be a quiz on the assigned material at a later date. (No there won't.)
If someone asked you to name the first film director that jumped into your mind, Steven Spielberg would likely be the one. Movies like ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and ‘Jaws’ have become required viewing for every self-respecting film buff.
Now that the election is over, we can go back to being annoyed by the usual stuff on Facebook -- Farmville updates, the unceasing stream of invites to comedian friends' weekly shows, pictures that promise "likes" will somehow generate something for somebody somewhere ... and everybody's pets.
We're huge fans of campaigning season, because America always comes together to create political memes, poke fun at candidates and make boring debates a little more interesting. It's country bonding at its finest! We're a little bummed though, because that season has finally come to an end.
Celebrities have a tendency to do everything dramatically -- right to the end. We all know the stories of celebs who've died in nasty car wrecks or thanks to tragic overdoses, disastrous on-set accidents and heartbreaking fan shootings, but it's the truly unusual ones that often get the most attention
In anticipation of the upcoming release of 'Skyfall,' the 23rd installment of the James Bond franchise, we've explored five of our favorite Bond gadgets and put them to the test of reality. It's every guy's (and probably girl's) dream to have their own real life Q and his accompanying gadgets. But how many of these are accurate portrayals of reality and how many are far-flung fantasies that belong on the big screen?
