The persistence of “Alvin and the Chipmunks” as a cultural text is rather baffling. The mischievous singing rodents were created in 1958 for a novelty record, which makes them 57 years old. You’re ...

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They might be small and furry but their high-pitched voices are reaching a huge worldwide audience. More than 50 years after the mischievous Chipmunks were born as a novelty song, the animated trio ...

Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California’s Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a ...

task of facing Star Wars, this one from the Ross Bagdasarian universe delivers exactly the kind of no-brainer laughs, slapstick and music you would expect. But as I say in my video review above (click ...

John F. Kennedy was running for president in 1960 when he jotted off a memo to a songwriter. "I'm glad to know that I have at least one worthy opponent," the note said. Kennedy wasn't referring to ...

More than hyperactive enough to engage small fry with microscopic attention spans, "Alvin and the Chipmunks" also has built-in nostalgia appeal for baby-boomer parents and grandparents willing to ...