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The cover of 'Mutts Sunday Funnies Volume 2' features a light tan background. On the left, a black and white cat (Mooch) and a white dog (Earl) are napping on steps outside a house with blue curtains. On the right, the title 'Patrick McDonnell MUTTS SUNDAY FUNNIES Volume 2' is displayed, with a small blue dog (Earl) singing happily at the bottom right, and a thought bubble with a cat (Mooch) in the upper left.

MUTTS Sunday Funnies: Why Patrick McDonnell Belongs Among the Greats

Patrick McDonnell’s new MUTTS Sunday Funnies Volumes 1 and 2 collect his Sunday comic strips from 1994 to 1998 in beautifully presented hardcover editions.

Captain Kirk, wearing a Roman-style toga and laurel wreath, kisses Lieutenant Uhura, who is dressed in a white gown. Kirk's eyes are closed and his face is angled towards Uhura, whose dark hair is styled in a large bun. Their hands are clasped, and the mood is romantic.

The BBC Withheld Four Star Trek Episodes for 25 Years, and Big Bird Too

The BBC withheld four Star Trek episodes for years and rejected Sesame Street, even as British children watched the surreal favourite The Magic Roundabout.

The Weirdest Thing About Transformers: The Movie Was Its Soundtrack

Why was The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack so unusual? From Stan Bush and Weird Al to Orson Welles, its strange mix still works 40 years later.

A Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoon features a black and white Rockhopper penguin with a yellow crest on the left, looking right. Below it, a dark fish with a wide mouth swims in dark water with white specks. The text above reads: 'SCIENTISTS DEBATE WHETHER NORTHERN, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS ARE SEPARATE SPECIES, SEPARATE SUBSPECIES OR JUST ONE SPECIES.'

The Pen Is Mightier Than Death: Believe It or Not!

Howie Noel, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Dick Tracy and Charles Schulz reveal how legendary comic strips keep going after their original creators are gone.

A cream-colored poster for a play titled "A Morning with Ernie Bushmiller." The title is in large, bold red letters at the top. Below it, in smaller black text, it reads: "A Play by TOM GAMMILL," "Starring TOM GAMMILL & LAUREN SERVIDEO," "Directed by OWEN KLINE," and "Produced by MARK & STEVE O'DONNELL." On the right side of the poster is a black-and-white cartoon drawing of a man from the chest up, smiling with a pencil tucked behind his ear. He wears a collared shirt and a polka-dotted tie. In the bottom left corner are two smaller black-and-white cartoon figures: a girl with a bow in her hair and a boy in a checkered cap, both smiling.

Nancy Stole the Spotlight. Now Meet the Man Who Created Her.

You know Nancy. You might know Sluggo. But do you know Ernie Bushmiller, the cartoonist whose deceptively simple creation became bigger than its creator?

A vintage red spherical stereo player with a silver handle on top sits on a wooden floor against a wooden wall. The front of the player features a black control panel with a radio tuner, volume and tone knobs, and a slot for an 8-track tape, which currently holds a 'Boston' tape.

The 8-Track Tape Died. Apparently Nobody Told It.

The 8-track tape ruled car stereos before cassettes killed it, but its strange legacy lives on in mixtapes, video-game cartridges and collectors.

Sylvester the cat, a black and white tuxedo cat with a large red nose, is bent over a small, round birdcage, trying to reach Tweety Bird. Sylvester's body is stretched out, with his head and front paws inside the cage, while Tweety, a small yellow canary, looks up at him from the bottom of the cage with a calm expression. The scene takes place indoors on a light-colored floor.

Why I Hate Tweety

Why I hate Tweety Bird, from his treatment of Sylvester to his strange origins, boy-or-girl mystery, and the cartoons that make him look less innocent.

A black and white still from the film 'The Ghost and Mrs. Muir' shows Gene Tierney as Mrs. Muir and Rex Harrison as Captain Gregg. Mrs. Muir, on the left, looks up and to the right with a thoughtful expression, wearing a light-colored dress with a lace collar. Captain Gregg, on the right, looks down at her with a serious expression, dressed in a dark coat and sporting a beard. They appear to be on a ship, with a window showing the ocean in the background.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: What the Movie Changed

The 1947 classic The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is more than a romantic ghost story. Here’s what the movie changed from the novel and why Captain Gregg may be more controlling than protective.

The Grinch Halloween TV Special Nobody Remembers

Why is Halloween Is Grinch Night so strange? A look at the forgotten Grinch special, Euchariah, Max, Hans Conried and its surprising Emmy win.

A vintage movie poster for "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla" features a large, brown, furry gorilla with its arm around a smiling woman in a red floral bikini top and sarong. To the right, an older man with a stern expression, Bela Lugosi, looks forward, while the bottom left corner shows a close-up of a man in a green hat looking up in fear. The poster also includes smaller images of men in suits and a woman with a gorilla, along with the film's title and cast names in colorful text.

The Worst Movie You’ll Ever Find: Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Bela Lugosi, Jerry Lewis imitators, a gorilla suit and Hollywood controversy collide in this bizarre 1952 cult movie.

A black and white advertisement for 'The All-Night Show' on MTV Channel 47. A smiling security guard named Chuck, wearing a uniform and cap, points directly at the viewer while standing next to a vintage television set displaying the show's title. The ad features text bubbles saying 'HEY YOU! We watch... Starring THE ALL-NIGHT SHOW Chuck the Security Guard' and 'CANADA'S FIRST 24 HOUR TV STATION Presents THE ALL-NIGHT SHOW MTV Channel 47 Cable 4 Multicultural Television'.

There Was a Time When Television Went Silent for Six Hours a Day

Before 24-hour TV, stations signed off for hours. Meet Chuck the Security Guard and discover what happened when television had to fill the overnight void.

A promotional image for 'Rocktober' by Rhino Records, featuring a black and white banner with 'ROCKTOBER' in a jagged, rock-style font and 'RHINO' below it. Below the banner, three colored vinyl records are displayed. From left to right: a red vinyl with the album cover 'Love' by Love, a red vinyl with the album cover 'Forever Changes' by Love, and a blue vinyl with the album cover 'The Monkees Present Micky, David, Michael' by The Monkees.

Show Us the LOVE! Rhino Gives Arthur Lee and Love Another Spin

Rhino’s Rocktober gives Arthur Lee and Love another spin with three limited-edition albums, but the real Love story begins with Forever Changes.