Doug O'Brien
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While you celebrate all the moms in your life this weekend, let’s also give some love to the TV moms who kept fictional families together through decades of chaos, bad decisions, awkward kids, and clueless husbands. The people over at Ranker are voting on the greatest TV moms of all time, and the list covers […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo… or, if you’re just here for the cold beer and good food, the soundtrack matters, even if you don’t know every name on it. Billboard put together a playlist that hits the basics and then some. It’s not about being an expert. It’s about the feel. Here are some highlights: You’ve […]
“Rolling Stone” just released its ranking of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time. The Top 10 covers a wide range of styles, from early rock and roll to funk, progressive rock, and arena rock. Some solos are structured and melodic, others are more open and improvisational. You’ll notice that the Top 10 is […]
As kids, many of us fantasized about being astronauts when we grew up. Today, the idea of going to Mars still grabs people. It is big and bold, and for a moment, you can picture it, leaving Earth behind and watching everything you know shrink in the distance. From right here in Houston, a city […]
Long before it became a full-blown fan holiday, May 4th started as a clever political pun. In 1979, supporters of Margaret Thatcher placed a newspaper ad that read “May the Fourth Be With You” on the day she took office. The phrase lingered in pop culture for years, popping up anytime the date rolled around. […]
If you went to a restaurant this weekend and caught yourself leaning in, saying “what?” for the fifth time, you’re not alone. It’s not that the conversation was bad… It’s that it had to fight through a wall of sound. Somewhere between the appetizer and the check, the place turned into a singalong you didn’t […]
For a guy who built a legend on chaos, darkness, and a few unforgettable onstage moments, Ozzy Osbourne had one surprisingly refined constant: how he smelled. For more than 30 years, Ozzy quietly wore the same signature scent. No branding. No rock star fragrance line. Just one bottle he stuck with like a favorite riff. […]
A few years ago, my daughter, my mom, and I ditched the interstate, found an original stretch of Route 66, and just drove it. It felt like stepping back in time—quiet, wide open, almost untouched. There was something free about it… even a little romantic. No rush, no pressure, just the road and wherever it […]
On April 30, 1977, Pink Floyd brought their massive Animals tour to Houston, performing at Jeppesen Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston. The venue was later renamed Robertson Stadium before being demolished in 2012. It was not just another stop on the tour. It became one of the most talked-about concerts in […]
Today is National Superhero Day, so if you’re looking for something to throw on tonight, this list is a solid place to start. Based on IMDb ratings, here are the Top 10 superhero movies of all time: Whether you’re in the mood for Gotham grit, multiverse chaos, or full-blown Avengers mayhem, this lineup covers it. […]
Action movies are basically a hall of fame for explosions, one-liners, and people who somehow outrun fireballs. And now fans at Ranker.com are weighing in on who belongs at the very top of that mountain. The list leans heavy on legends, with a few modern heavy-hitters mixed in. Here’s how the current Top 15 Action […]
If your closet looks like a time capsule, it could be your nest egg. Because a new list says a bunch of early 2000s “junk” is now… collectible. Translation: that pile you swore you’d clean out might actually be a low-budget museum. A website rounded up the most unexpectedly valuable throwbacks from the 2000s. Condition […]