We tend to think that fiction authors just dream up characters out of nowhere. But writers often get their ideas from everyday life, and, being great observers, they often turn people they know or ...

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Donna Murphy in The Gilded Age ; Portrait of American socialite Caroline Webster Schermerhorn. The storylines on the HBO period piece might seem sensational, but they are inspired by real events and ...

Helmed by Randall Wallace, ‘Heaven is for Real‘ is based on the eponymous book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, and chronicles an extraordinary chapter in the life of Colton Burpo. At the age of three, ...

Maharani' season 4, starring Huma Qureshi, might be inspired by a real story. Here's what we know about the real-life events ...

Yet, researchers have been curious about whether discerning the inner worlds of made-up characters translates to an enhanced capacity to comprehend people in real life. Previous work revealed that ...

Modern multiverse fiction incorporates real physics equations and string theory principles rather than relying on pure speculation. Scientific Accuracy: Authors now research actual particle physics ...

Taissa Farmiga's Gladys Russell is loosely inspired by Consuelo Vanderbilt Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan and Mamie Fish are a few of the real people who have appeared on the HBO historical series The ...