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Bessie Coleman, David Bowie, and Martin Luther King Jr. all have January birthdays.

Some of our favorite figures from history, literature, music, pop culture, and more were born in the first month of the year. Do you share a birthday with one of these famous folks?

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley are coming for you this Christmas (and "Last Christmas").

“Last Christmas” is now the centerpiece of a growing holiday tradition based around ... not listening to it.

U2 was at a breaking point when “One,” which has been repeatedly named one of the greatest songs of all time, brought the band back together.

Bob Geldof (L) and Midge Ure (R) outside a London recording studio while working on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on November 25, 1984.

Band Aid's charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" enlisted everyone from Sting to Bananarama, but its efforts to help the Ethiopian famine didn't go exactly as planned.

Margaret O'Brien and Judy Garland in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944).

The original “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” implied that you’d never have a merry Christmas again.

Timothée Chalamet at the premiere of 'Wonka' in London, 2023.

Timothée Chalamet contains multitudes, from his rapper alter-ego to an obsession with 'The Office.'

Google Trends is summarizing a year in data spikes.

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 1980, John Lennon was gunned down in front of his New York City apartment building by an obsessed fan. This is the story of the days leading up to that tragedy.

john krasinski & rainn wilson making eachother break for 8 minutes 21 seconds | The Office Bloopers

John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson were more prone to giggle fits than the characters they played on ’The Office.’

Now’s a good time—so good, so good, so good—to dig into the rich history of “Sweet Caroline.”

Now’s a good time—so good, so good, so good—to dig into the rich history of Neil Diamond's iconic tune.

In 1998, Cher reinvented herself yet again—and forever changed the way hit songs were made—with “Believe.“

Alex Garland‘s directorial debut contains what might be the most dense, obscure in-joke in cinema history.

David Letterman receives the 2017 Mark Twain Prize.

The honor for comedic excellence has been turned down a couple of times and rescinded once.

It’s possible to sing the chorus to Hanson’s 1997 smash “MMMBop” over the chords to Taylor Swift’s 2012 hit “22.”

Nicolas Cage stars as Nicolas Cage in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' (2022).

From Nicolas Cage to Jean-Claude Van Damme, plenty of Hollywood stars have performed on screen as fictionalized versions of themselves.

Britney Spears performing at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.

Britney Spears’s songs, music videos, and live performances defined an era and inspired an entire generation of future pop stars.

Andrew Lincoln in 'Love Actually' (2003).

The 2003 holiday classic will look sharper than ever thanks to a new restoration.

The baseball icon’s modest Oklahoma home is getting the fractional ownership treatment.

"Paramount owns the Cheech and Chong franchise, right? How about 'Cheech and Chong vs. Jason?’”

The comedy classic has a Quote-A-Long version coming to a multiplex near you.

Joan Rivers, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Keanu Reeves have all had ghostly encounters.

Being rich, famous, or influential has plenty of perks—but escaping the spirit world’s torments isn’t necessarily one of them.

The comic teased that we may not have seen the last of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer.

You, too, could be dreaming about these cookies.

Taylor Swift once shared recipes for two different versions of her chai sugar cookies—here are both.

The Empire State Building lit up for the annual "Run-Up" in 2018.

The Empire State Building seemingly lit up for "ketchup and seemingly ranch." But not everything is as it seems.

10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in January

A Brief History of Whamageddon—the Game that Forces You to Avoid Hearing Wham!’s “Last Christmas”

Not the Same: How Creative Strife Led to the Creation of U2’s “One”

Band Aid: The Charitable—and Controversial—History of “Do They Know It's Christmas?”

How “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Went From Morbid Omen to Holiday Mainstay

15 Surprising Facts About Timothée Chalamet

The Final Days of John Lennon

Watch ’The Office’ Stars John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson Make Each Other Laugh in These Outtakes

Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Neil Diamond’s ’Sweet Caroline’

Make “Believe“: How Cher Staged One of Pop Music’s All-Time Greatest Comebacks

10 Fascinating Facts About ‘Ex Machina‘

All 25 Recipients of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Time After Time: The Surprising Connection Between Taylor Swift’s “22” and Hanson’s “MMMBop”

15 Celebrities Who Played (Versions of) Themselves in Movies

12 Surprising Facts About Britney Spears

'Love Actually' Is Coming Back to Theaters for Its 20th Anniversary

Mantle Piece: You Can Own Shares of Mickey Mantle’s Boyhood Home for $7

Up in Smoke: When Cheech and Chong Almost Met Jason From 'Friday the 13th'

'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Returns to Theaters For Its 48 1/2 Anniversary

8 Famous Figures, Past and Present, Who Claimed to Have Encountered Ghosts

Jerry Seinfeld Hints That “Something“ Is Happening When Asked About a ‘Seinfeld’ Reunion

How to Make Taylor Swift’s Famous Chai Cookies With Cinnamon Eggnog Icing

Debunked: The Empire State Building Didn’t Actually Light Up for Taylor Swift’s “Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch”