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Born June 16, 1971. Tupac Shakur would be 55 today. By the time he was killed on September 13, 1996 at age 25, he had re...
06/16/2026

Born June 16, 1971. Tupac Shakur would be 55 today.

By the time he was killed on September 13, 1996 at age 25, he had released four studio albums — one of them a double album — while simultaneously pursuing an acting career that included Juice, Poetic Justice, and Above the Rim.

He had also recorded an enormous volume of unreleased material.

More than 30 years after his death, posthumous releases are still being issued. 'Dear Mama.' 'California Love.' 'Changes.' 'Hit 'Em Up.'

He built a legacy in 25 years that most artists couldn't approach in 50

June 16, 1972. David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The album introduced ...
06/16/2026

June 16, 1972. David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

The album introduced Ziggy Stardust: an androgynous alien rock star and messenger for extraterrestrial beings, sent to Earth five years before its apocalyptic end.

Bowie inhabited the character for two years, then retired Ziggy on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973 — telling the audience it was 'the last show we'll ever do' while the band thought he meant Bowie himself was quitting.

'Starman.' 'Suffragette City.' 'Ziggy Stardust.' 'Moonage Daydream.' 'Rock 'n' Roll Su***de.'

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On this day in 2005, Batman Begins was released..
06/16/2026

On this day in 2005, Batman Begins was released..

06/15/2026

Name the horror film that balanced comedy and genuine horror most effectively...where the humor didn't undermine the scares but coexisted with them, or even amplified them.

We'll start: An American Werewolf in London (1981). John Landis made one of the funniest and most genuinely terrifying horror films of the era in the same 97 minutes.

The transformation scene is still extraordinary.

What else belongs here?

Happy Birthday to former MTV Headbanger's Ball host Riki Rachtman.
06/15/2026

Happy Birthday to former MTV Headbanger's Ball host Riki Rachtman.

On this day in 1981, Student Bodies was released..
06/15/2026

On this day in 1981, Student Bodies was released..

Happy 57th to Ice Cube, born June 15, 1969 in Compton. He wrote the majority of NWA's Straight Outta Compton, the album...
06/15/2026

Happy 57th to Ice Cube, born June 15, 1969 in Compton. He wrote the majority of NWA's Straight Outta Compton, the album that defined West Coast hip-hop.

He left the group in 1989 after discovering he'd been underpaid by the group's management.

His response: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), produced with Public Enemy's Bomb Squad.

Then he transitioned to film: Boyz n the Hood. Friday. Three Kings. 22 Jump Street.

Happy Birthday!

Happy 53rd to Neil Patrick Harris, born June 15, 1973. He was a teen doctor at 14 on Doogie Howser MD. He played Barney ...
06/15/2026

Happy 53rd to Neil Patrick Harris, born June 15, 1973.

He was a teen doctor at 14 on Doogie Howser MD.

He played Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother for nine seasons.

He wrote and starred in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

He played Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

He has hosted every major awards show multiple times.

He does magic professionally.

The man simply cannot be contained in one category.

Happy birthday.

06/15/2026

Name a song so sonically specific to its decade that it couldn't have been made in any other era... where the production, the arrangement, the texture is a perfect document of exactly when it was recorded.

Happy 62nd to Courteney Cox, born June 15, 1964. She has played Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise across six films s...
06/15/2026

Happy 62nd to Courteney Cox, born June 15, 1964.

She has played Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise across six films spanning 30 years, from 1996 to the present.

She spent a decade as Monica Geller on Friends, arguably the most demanding comedic role in the ensemble, and was the only main cast member never nominated for an Emmy for it.

The internet is still furious on her behalf.

Also she was in Masters of the Universe (1987) as a teenager and almost nobody knows this.

Happy Birthday!

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