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By John Wenz

How Two Sci-Fi Writers Fueled a U.S. President's Wild Quest to Weaponize Space

On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan made an audacious announcement: America would weaponize space.

By John Wenz

Entertainment
By John Wenz

Two Notorious News Pranksters Are Facing a Career-Ending Lawsuit Over 'Fake News'

For 14 years, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher have scoured thrift store VHS piles for comedic gold -- the public access mayhem, odd workout videos, shot-on-video Christian proselytizing, and other sorts of ephemera that only the dawn of home video can provide.

By John Wenz

Entertainment
By John Wenz

There Would Be No 'Star Wars' Without This Wild French Comic From the '60s

In 1969, a French comic book took readers to the stars.

By John Wenz

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