Gypsy Rose Lee was the 20th-century burlesque performer who bared it all on stage and became a legend in the process. But the details of her scandalous personal life are far more revealing.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
Sometimes, horrible jerks decide to mess with the wrong person—and when they do, the amazing results range from absolutely hilarious to utterly disturbing.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
Sometimes, horrible jerks decide to mess with the wrong person—and when they do, the amazing results range from absolutely hilarious to utterly disturbing.
I tried to get my ex-wife served with divorce papers. I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life.
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