What Inspired the “Avatar ”Franchise? Inside the Real-Life Events, Cultures and Religious Deities That Informed the Story

From the European colonization of the Americas to Hindu Gods, many real-life phenomena inspired the ‘Avatar’ franchise ...

Curse of the Christmas number one: How the stars of chart-topping festive tracks have been plagued by tragedies, drugs battles and career flops

After two decades of chart-topping hits, Michael landed his first and only Christmas number one with the environmental anthem ...
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Today in Music History for Dec. 21: In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered ...