Quinn Mercer articles

Few moments in music history are as poetic, or as powerful, as the day a young Merle Haggard sat in the yard of San Quentin State Prison and watched Johnny Cash perform. That one show didn’t just entertain inmates—it lit a fire in Haggard that helped flip him from a troubled young man into one of country music’s most influential legends.

Katharine Hepburn was a rarity in Hollywood. With her headstrong personality and boyish fashion sense, she certainly wasn't your typical starlet. Strutting around in trousers, Hepburn had a unique charisma that carried her through one of the longest careers in Hollywood. She was private and tight-lipped. But behind the scenes, Hepburn had a terrible penchant for secrets.

Sticking the landing is one of television’s toughest challenges. When finales work, they become legendary. When they don’t, they spark outrage, think pieces, and endless rewatches fueled by disbelief. These are the TV finales that made bold, baffling, or polarizing decisions—and ensured they’d never stop being debated.

Gloria Grahame shot to stardom after appearing in the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Yet if her name isn’t as well known today, maybe that’s because this ingénue never got a happy holiday ending—far from it.

Gloria Grahame shot to stardom after appearing in the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Yet if her name isn’t as well known today, maybe that’s because this ingénue never got a happy holiday ending—far from it.

Some movies never stood a chance. And yet… they still got made. Against all odds (and often against common sense), these films managed to crawl from development hell onto the big screen.

Whether it’s office politics, dysfunctional families, small-town shenanigans, or vampire roommates, the mockumentary format magnifies the humor by making it feel real. Here are 20 of the best shows that nailed the style and had us laughing along like unwitting documentary extras.

While the mainstream rocked out to grunge and pop stars, a parallel universe of music was thriving. It was gritty, raw, experimental, political, and endlessly creative. Underground bands weren’t about radio hits or polished production. They were about emotion, authenticity, community, and pushing boundaries. Many of them never topped the charts, but they changed the game nonetheless.

Peter Sellers always claimed that underneath his colorful roles and funny voices, there was nobody—that he “did not exist” as a person. The truth, however, was so much darker.