Editorial

EDITORIAL

Checking our phone can instantly drag you into a hole of endless scrolling—but the consequences of this addiction are more nefarious than we realized.

EDITORIAL

Ever wonder where the term "Black Mirror" comes from? Its origins are rooted in a surprising historical trend. Read on to find out for yourself.

EDITORIAL

We dragged the Antikythera mechanism off of the sea floor a century ago, and we still haven't uncovered all of its secrets.

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Stranger Things Season 4 is an amazing homage to the Empire Strikes Back, and show the Duffer Brothers do nostalgia better than anyone else.

EDITORIAL

The history of Mexico City stretches back almost two centuries before the Spanish ever set foot in the Americas. Rather, the Spanish built their capital on top of the ashes of one of the most beautiful and unique cities in history: Tenochtitlan.

EDITORIAL

Can your hair really turn white overnight? People call it "Marie Antoinette syndrome"—but what does science have to say about this strange phenomena?

EDITORIAL

Modern Hollywood wouldn't exist without Roger Corman, director of such prestigious fare as...Attack of the Crab Monsters and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.

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While her uncle Oscar Wilde was a famous wit, the socialite and bon vivant Dorothy "Dolly" Wilde gave her famous relative a run for his money.

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Like many, I'm still enchanted by the romance films of the 90s and early 2000s. But for me, it's all about the interior shots and how they make me feel.

EDITORIAL

A shadow of death hangs over the 1961 film, The Misfits. Within five years of its release, the three lead actors were gone.

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The Trial of a Hundred Stars sent shockwaves through Hollywood—and threatened to expose the deepest secrets of film's biggest stars.

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Feuds in the Middle Ages rarely ended well—but none ended as memorably or gruesomely as what came to be known as the Erfurt Latrine Disaster.



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