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Great bands don't have to be real. What does that mean? There are plenty of great bands that exist only on the screen. Sure, some fictional bands have managed to play some real-life gigs, but you get ...

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Teachers are among the most-often portrayed characters in television and film—but all that screen practice hasn’t made for an accurate portrayal, or a particularly insightful one. “Our work with EACH ...

While "most kids hope for a car for their 16th birthday, not a country," how could Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) resist accepting her divine right to reign over Genovia, the fictional pear and ...