Penelope Singh articles

In 1973, crooner Bobby Darin went in for a routine dental checkup. Then it all went so, so wrong. After a rush of doctors, emergency surgery, and heartbreaking phone calls, Darin was dead at the age of 37. And it was all HIS fault.

There’s nothing quite like seeing a character you thought was permanently gone walk back onto the screen. Whether it’s a “maybe death” turned into a cheat, a bombshell confession, or a resurrection from literal or metaphorical graveyards, those returns hit us emotionally and sometimes rewrite everything we thought we knew about a show.

A killer song is one thing, but drop a perfect dance routine on top of it, and suddenly the music video becomes a whole-body experience. From slick pop moves to gritty street-style grooves, the following videos delivered dance routines that stuck with us long after the credits rolled.

Even the greatest directors alive have made at least one film that didn’t land. Sometimes it’s a misunderstood swing for the fences, sometimes it’s a bizarre miscalculation, and sometimes it’s a spectacular box-office implosion that haunts studio executives to this day. Either way, as legendary as these directors are, there's still one time they absolutely did not stick the landing.

With a face like hers, Margaux Hemingway was born to be a model…but she also inherited a much darker legacy from her ancestors. The granddaughter of infamously volatile writer Ernest Hemingway, Margaux and her entire family were plagued by the so-called “Hemingway Curse” running through their veins. Many of them met tragic ends—but none were as tragic as Margaux’s.

Many consider Syd Barrett to have been rock band Pink Floyd's guiding light, but the truth is, he was only with them for a small fraction of their history. What ended his time with Pink Floyd was an abrupt and bizarre personality change that friends and fans are still trying to come to terms with. Over the years, suggested causes include his unbridled substance misuse, mental illness—or just one of the side effects of being a rock n roll genius.

Book lovers, don’t come for us, but sometimes the movie really is better. A great adaptation doesn’t just mimic the book; it refines it, elevates it, and often becomes the version we remember most. These films didn’t just make the source material cinematic—they made it iconic, sharpening characters, ditching messy subplots, and turning good stories into unforgettable ones.

Some fans refuse to accept the official story of a movie at face value. We look at the most unusual fan theories around your favorite films.

Hailed as the most successful Italian designer in history, Giorgio Armani reshaped the industry itself, but behind the flawless suits and polished runways was a man who guarded his private life with ferocity. Yet, as the years wore on, the cracks began to show. The older Armani grew, the more the mask of perfection slipped—often in the most shocking ways.