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Lessons in Love with Charlie Brown
Poor Charlie, forever pining for the love of the 'Little Red-Haired Girl'. She was real you know?
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Dog Stars: who was the first canine screen hero?
As dogs take over the screens - and the red carpet - in Cannes, we look back at the pooches that paved the way.
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Literary Villains and the real people who inspired them
Inmate, hitwoman, colleague - the people who inspired some of our most memorable fictional villains have fascinating stories of their own.
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Will the real Cruella please stand up?
Cruella’s story has had countless retellings, and yet the least known backstory is that her real-life inspiration was a scandalous Hollywood starlet.
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Betty on Trial: who owns the Boop-Oop-a-Doop?
In 1934, Betty Boop was the subject of a very real court case. The case grabbed headlines and had the court stenographer in tangles trying to keep up …
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A Mad (Wo)Men Backstory, Part 2
I heart NY. Especially the New York of the Mad Men era.
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A Mad (Wo)Men Backstory, Part 1
Whisky glasses at the ready, we have a Mad (Wo)Men backstory for you. Meet the real-life Peggy Olson.
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