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A new era of Beach Boys history will begin this summer when Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band launch what they hope will be their inaugural tour. The Pet Sounds Band is a new name for longtime members of Brian Wilson’s backing group, who have been inactive since Wilson stopped performing in 2022.

“I’ve been gathering up the troops, Brian’s excellent band,” Jardine, who played with the group alongside Wilson for the better part of the past two decades, tells Rolling Stone. “We’re all just dying to get back to work,...

Bart and Lisa Simpson have gotten plenty of one-off friends and enemies over the years. The nature of The Simpsons means there is a revolving door of notable guest appearances and minor characters. This has allowed both of them to go through a quietly staggering amount of love interests, attracting some serious acting talent to Springfield.

Two of the most memorable shared something surprising in common -- both were far more dangerous. Gina Vendetti from Season 15's "Wandering Juvie" and Michael D'Amico from Season 18's "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer" were interesting matches for Bart and Lisa respectively, and had a lot of creative potential as characters. Both were genuine criminals who highlighted the character traits that the Simpsons were drawn to.

Related: Marge and Lisa's Feud on The Simpsons is Quietly Harsher than Homer and Bart's

Who Were Gina & Michael on The Simpsons?

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"Theodore Roosevelt" was trending on Google Monday morning - no, not because of a renewed wave of interest in America's most epically masculine president, but because of this guy: Today is the day. We salute you, Teddy Goalsevelt. pic.twitter.com/xss0zAFByl— Jacques Pantano (@Jaye_Pea) June 22, 2014 That's Mike D'Amico, an American soccer fan who's been dressing up as Teddy Roosevelt (or, as people have been referring to him, "Teddy Gooooooaaaal-sevelt") for World Cup games, making himself into a rallying figure for American soccer fans everywhere. In honor of D'Amico and the rest of the World Cup's most, uh,...

"Theodore Roosevelt" was trending on Google Monday morning - no, not because of a renewed wave of interest in America's most epically masculine president, but because of this guy: Today is the day. We salute you, Teddy Goalsevelt. pic.twitter.com/xss0zAFByl— Jacques Pantano (@Jaye_Pea) June 22, 2014 That's Mike D'Amico, an American soccer fan who's been dressing up as Teddy Roosevelt (or, as people have been referring to him, "Teddy Gooooooaaaal-sevelt") for World Cup games, making himself into a rallying figure for American soccer fans everywhere. In honor of D'Amico and the rest of the World Cup's most, uh,...