Peter Kinney articles

In 1994, legendary country singer Johnny Cash released an album that redefined his career. American Recordings was not a flashy comeback or a nostalgic attempt to replay past hits. It was a stark, stripped-down collection that laid Cash bare.

TV history holds some wild surprises. Remember those forgotten '70s shows that barely made a blip on the radar? Well, grab your bell bottoms as we look back at some interesting series that totally deserved better.

Special effects have never been just about flash. At their core, they’re about solving impossible problems, dreaming up ways to show audiences something that technology hasn’t quite caught up with yet. Every so often, a film arrives that doesn’t just wow viewers; it changes the rules for everyone.

While the hero archetype has always been around in film, the 1980s introduced a whole new class of Hollywood macho men, one of the most iconic of which was Sylvester Stallone. Whether he played a boxer, a veteran, or a law enforcement officer, Stallone was integral to ushering in the era of classic action stars. However, behind the scenes, he may have personified the worst parts of this masculine stereotype.

Special effects have never been just about flash. At their core, they’re about solving impossible problems, dreaming up ways to show audiences something that technology hasn’t quite caught up with yet. Every so often, a film arrives that doesn’t just wow viewers; it changes the rules for everyone.

Bon Scott rarely gave a thought about tomorrow—until one fateful day when tomorrow caught up with him.

Some albums arrive too raw, too strange, too personal, or just too different for their moment. Then time does its thing. Context changes, tastes shift, and suddenly those same records are hailed as classics, blueprints, or emotional masterpieces. These albums were hated at first, but now they're legendary.

For decades, Brian Johnson’s voice was AC/DC. But in 2016, after more than 35 years fronting the band, everything changed. A sudden and serious hearing problem forced Johnson off the stage—and for the first time in his AC/DC career, someone else had to take the mic.

Some television series don’t just air and disappear. They live on in forums, conventions, edits, theory threads, cosplay, fan art, and inside jokes shared across the internet. Whether they were lightning rods for fan creativity or mysterious threading puzzles that begged to be unraveled, these shows built fandoms that refuse to let them be forgotten.