Alex Chen

When a family vlogging channel turns from daily life to something far darker, few could have anticipated the criminal case that followed: Ruby Franke, once known for her YouTube channel 8 Passengers, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to four counts of aggravated child abuse and is now serving a 4-to-30-year sentence in Utah. Here’s the … Read more

Alexis Arquette spent much of her life in the spotlight — first as a working actor in 1990s Hollywood, later as one of the industry’s first openly transgender activists. When she died at 47 in September 2016, many people learned her full story for the first time. Born: July 28, 1969 · Died: September 11, … Read more

Anyone who has searched for Naveed Akram lately knows the jolt of seeing two very different stories under the same name. One is a 24-year-old facing 78 charges in an Australian terrorism prosecution; the other is a Pakistani former footballer. The official record — the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions page — is where the … Read more

Few actors have walked into a hit show mid-run and made a character so iconic that it becomes impossible to imagine the series without them. David Ogden Stiers did exactly that when he joined the cast of MASH in its sixth season as the pompous, brilliant Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. Born: October 31, 1942 … Read more

Some films settle in quietly and then refuse to leave. The Green Mile has done exactly that since December 10, 1999, when Frank Darabont’s adaptation of Stephen King’s serial novel introduced audiences to a death-row supervisor named Paul Edgecomb and a gentle giant named John Coffey, though the facts around it have blurred over two … Read more

Few TV characters have left a mark quite like Dean Winchester. For 15 seasons, the older Winchester brother drove his 1967 Chevy Impala through monsters, heaven, and hell—all while trying to keep his family together. Show: Supernatural · Seasons: 15 · Portrayed by: Jensen Ackles · Birthdate: January 24, 1979 · Height: 6’1″ Quick snapshot … Read more

There’s a reason Alison Hammond has become one of Britain’s most talked-about presenters. From her breakout on Big Brother in 2002 to her current role co-hosting This Morning, she has a knack for winning people over with genuine warmth. Age: 49 (as of 2024) · Weight loss: 11 stone (reportedly, per Social Glow (lifestyle blog)) … Read more

There’s a strange pattern that shows up whenever Michael Pitt trends: half the people typing his name are looking for a role he played on Boardwalk Empire, and the other half are checking whether he’s somehow related to Brad Pitt. He isn’t. The documented version of his career cuts through most of that noise — … Read more