Comic Book Legends Revealed #349

Welcome to the three hundredth and forty-ninth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, marvel at the bizarre awesomness that is the Adventures of Superpup, discover the background of the X-Men villain S’ym and learn whether Alpha Flight’s Wild Child was intended to be Sabretooth’s son!

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Movie Urban Legends Revealed #39

This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we answer the questions: Was Shaft originally intended to star a white actor? Did A Fish Called Wanda really kill one of its viewers? and Did Nightmare on Elm Street originally have a dramatically different ending?

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January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 1 Comment

Music Urban Legends Revealed #39

This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of music urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week is a special all-Kanye West edition! Legends involving West classics such as “Through the Wire,” “Homecoming” and “School Spirit”!

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TV Urban Legends Revealed #39

This is the thirty-ninth in a series of examinations of urban legends about television and the people involved in TV and whether they are true or false. This week, learn about the hidden message at the end of a classic Simpsons episode, discover whether Sally Jessy Raphael really needed her red eyeglasses and marvel at one of the strangest Father Knows Best episodes you’ll ever see!

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January 9th, 2012 | Posted in TV Urban Legends Revealed | 4 Comments

Comic Book Legends Revealed #319-348

Welcome to the three hundredth and forty-eighth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, be amazed at who was Alan Moore’s inspiration for Rorschach’s speech patterns! Also, was the Human Torch based on the Iron Skull? And did DC almost do an adaptation of Hamlet with BATMAN as Hamlet?

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Amusement Park Urban Legends Revealed #2

This is the second in a series of examinations of urban legends related to amusement parks. Today we marvel at the man who was mute…until he rode the Cyclone, plus we learn if Walt Disney had a private apartment designed inside Cinderella’s Castle and what’s the deal with the Liberty Bell in Liberty Square?

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January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Amusement Park Urban Legends Revealed, Grab Bag Urban Legends | No Comments

Movie Urban Legends Revealed #38

This is the thirty-eighth in a series of examinations of urban legends from movies and the people who make them and whether they are true or false. Today we figure out whether Black Sabbath inspired the Stonehenge scene in This is Spinal Tap, we learn about Albert Finney’s turn in drag in Miller’s Crossing and we discover the movie star whose own studio spread false rumors of her death!

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January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Movie Urban Legends Revealed | 6 Comments

Music Urban Legends Revealed #38

This is the thirty-eighth in a series of examinations of music urban legends and whether they are true or false. Was a famous hit song recorded without the band knowing they were being recorded? Was Stevie Nicks spurred to write a hit song based on how Tom Petty’s wife pronounced the word “age”? And did Dexy’s Midnight Runners add a violinist to the group after the lead singer saw her waiting at a bus stop with her violin? Read on to find out the answers to these questions!

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November 1st, 2011 | Posted in Music Urban Legends Revealed | No Comments

TV Urban Legends Revealed #38

This is the thirty-eighth in a series of examinations of urban legends about television and the people involved in TV and whether they are true or false. This week, did Viacom actually get sued over how they handled the Star Trek franchise? Plus, legends about I Love Lucy and the strange way an ER character was saved from death!

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September 28th, 2011 | Posted in TV Urban Legends Revealed | 3 Comments

Poetry Urban Legends Revealed #3

This is the third in a series of examinations of urban legends related to poetry and poets and whether they are true or false. Today we learn if Thomas Bowdler actually “bowdlerised” a reference to a bull in Longfellow’s “Wreck of the Hesperus” to “gentleman cow,” we marvel at the brashness of Robert Lowell and discover exactly what really happened to Dorothy Parker’s ashes!

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September 27th, 2011 | Posted in Poetry Urban Legends Revealed | 4 Comments