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IT’S PARTY TIME AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE! One hundred years have passed since the young, self-taught cartoonist Walt Disney created the Disney Brothers Studio in his uncle’s Los Angeles garage. Not bad for a high school dropout once called “the second dumbest kid in class.” Inside these pages we will take a tour around the parks, how Pixar redefined Disney, and hw the magic will live on. To celebrate the extraordinary milestone, the company
...From his early days as a college athlete turned bar-band singer to his meteoric rise in the 1990s and up until his present life as a living legend—Garth Brooks has never lost gratitude for being able to perform. He considers making music an honor and a privilege, a special kind of love that he shares with audiences around the world whenever he approaches a microphone. Brooks has been rewarded with astonishing record sales, sold-out concerts and
...Richard III - The Full Story of the King under the Car Park Richard III has frequently been in the news since his remains were found beneath a Leicester car park two years ago. Now, as he is to be buried in Leicester Cathedral, this compendium of the best articles from BBC History Magazine combined with specially commissioned content, offers the ultimate guide to this famous – and infamous – monarch. Inside you will find: Key events of his
...There has never been a band like Yes. Not only are they one of the biggest prog acts in history, but they did more than most to expand the vocabulary of rock’n’roll. This special edition is a celebration of all things Yes. Inside you’ll find the very best articles and interviews from the pages of Prog and Classic Rock magazines. From the making of such landmark albums as Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans and 90125,
...This special edition of BBC History Magazine brings you the story of the First World War, examining the battles and personalities that changed the shape of the world. Plus, our expert writers discuss what it was like to live and fight through these years.
Inside we examine why the war began, life in the trenches, Gallipoli, the Somme, the American impact, the crucial final year, the Armistice and so much more.
Bah, humbug! Those two words both reject the magic of Christmas and also serve as a harbinger for joy and transformation. They first appear together in A Christmas Carol, the evergreen gem from Charles Dickens—first published in 1843—that will forever be associated with the most wonderful time of the year. Widely regarded as the most famous work from the Dickensian canon, Carol was an instant bestseller upon release and its redemption narrative
...When Aerosmith first entered the spotlight in the early 1970s, they were sometimes called “The Bad Boys from Boston.” But as the years passed and they earned their battle scars—surviving hardships, shifts in musical tastes and all manner of challenges—a new nickname emerged that reflected their enduring appeal: “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Through hard work and perseverance, Aerosmith has earned every word of that lofty
...In her tiny stilettos, Barbara Millicent Roberts—you can call her Barbie—teetered into our lives on March 9, 1959, at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Many of the buyers in attendance passed on the 11.5-inch tall teen that wasn't what the toy world was used to: baby dolls. But not for long. Barbie soon emerged as a toy-selling sensation and cultural icon. Today, she reigns over a multiverse that includes some 45 categories
...Batman seems to have it all—unlimited funds, state-of-the-art technology, a faithful butler and a kid sidekick he can always count on when the chips were down, along with a secret underground headquarters and the coolest car on the planet. Aside from his bummer of a backstory, who wouldn’t want to be Batman? And therein lies another major reason for his enduring appeal. The Batman concept has proven to be remarkably flexible, allowing him to
...Of all the bands that emerged out of New York’s burgeoning music scene in the 1970s, none capture the anything-goes ethos quite as well as Blondie. Led by the stylish, magnetic and effortlessly cool Debbie Harry — and featuring the driving core of guitarist Chris Stein and drummer Clem Burke — Blondie fused cabaret, rock, hip-hop and world music into their sound and managed to make it edgy and popular at the same time. From creative covers
...Bruce Willis superimposed wit and charm on an average build (and a balding pate) to become a box-office sensation. Playing David Addison Jr., a devilish detective-agency rogue opposite Cybill Shepherd’s Maddie Hayes in TV’s Moonlighting may have been his breakthrough, but becoming everyman action hero John McClane in 1988’s Die Hard made him a star. Then came more movies, an investment in a chain of restaurants, a side hustle as a singer
...When Star Wars promoted Leia Organa from a princess to a general, it was also an affirmation for Carrie Fisher. If her initial celebrity was an accident of birth to Hollywood royalty Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, she earned the admiration of fans around the world all by herself, first as an actor and then as a screenwriter, novelist and mental health activist. Most of all, she was a storyteller of glorious wit and keen observation, which made
...“Who Shot J.R.?” On November 21, 1980, every longtime viewer—and a host of intrigued newbies—would tune in to find out, a staggering worldwide audience of 350 million people invested in the fate of a ruthless, wealthy oil and cattle baron named J.R. Ewing. Forty-five years after its premiere in 1978, the influence of primetime drama Dallas lives on. In The Story of Dallas, we explore how the series created stars, pioneered the cliffhanger,
...It should not have worked. In January of 1998, the fledgling WB network pulled back the curtain on a new teen drama created by a horror writer and starring four mostly unknown young actors. Despite its challenges, Dawson’s Creek became a proper cultural phenomenon. During its six season run, it spent a lot of that time as a high school version of a “water cooler show,” the type of program that demanded to be seen and talked about the next
...For more than 125 years he has been the stuff of both nightmares and fantasies—a dark, powerful, irresistible force and bringer of terror, death, and eternal damnation. His name is known throughout the world, as is his story, which has been told and retold and expanded upon countless times, with no end in sight. He is Count Dracula, the king vampire, brought to literary life—or is it undeath?—by Irish author Bram Stoker with the publication
...Ellis Island was the first solid ground in America on which 12 million people stepped with hopes, anxieties and dreams. The station opened its doors for immigrants in 1892, and by the time it closed over half a century later, it had become a symbol for a fresh start and the promise of great opportunity. Today, the National Park Service estimates that around 40% of Americans can trace at least one ancestor back to the island. Its legacy is not a
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