This story is part of our Best Things in Texas package, which appeared in the December 2025 issue. For the last year or so I was busy with an unusual project: writing the interpretive panels for the ...

Actress Diane Salinger (Pee-wee’s Big Adventure) was genuinely fascinated with all the historic facts Ernesto Rodriguez, senior curator, historian, and lecturer at the Alamo, shared with her during a ...

Every filmmaker has that one movie that puts them on the map, and for Tim Burton, it was his very first film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Pee-wee's Big Adventure premiered in 1985, and sees the quirky ...

Other contenders in the category included 'Deaf President Now!,' 'Martha,' 'Pee-wee As Himself,' 'Sly Lives!' and 'Will & Harper' Lizzie Hyman is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE, where she contributes in ...

Americans today seem to almost venerate nonconformity: “Living your truth” is perhaps our society’s one unquestionable imperative. But what stands out about our approach to nonconformity is how much ...

After bringing out droves of doppelgangers for Adam Sandler, Jeremy Allen White and Timothée Chalamet, New York City has proven to be the right destination for celebrity look-alike contests. Next up, ...

Paul Reubens, the eccentric performance artist best known as Pee-wee Herman, was an intensely private person. After a number of people had approached him about making a documentary about himself, he ...

“I know you are, but what am I?” takes on a new meaning this weekend at the first-ever Pee-wee Herman look-alike contest in Coney Island. The competition marks the early birthday of the late Paul ...

The beloved comedy 'Pee-wee’s Big Adventure' just hit its 40th anniversary. The film not only cemented Pee-wee Herman as a pop culture icon but also marked an early triumph for its then up-and-coming ...

The red Schwinn was central to the plot of Tim Burton's 1985 film that starred Paul Reubens. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Pee-wee’s Big Adventure fans can now feel like a loner and a ...

Inside the year Paul Reubens effectively shelved the Emmy-nominated documentary, and how it changed Wolf as a filmmaker and person. Wolf’s introduction to Reubens came through Josh and Benny Safdie, ...

The stunt bicycle from the 1985 movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," a Hollywood prop that plays an outsize role in Alamo pop culture, will be on public display at the historic site beginning Saturday.