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Article:

Lucid Decapitation

For thousands of years, the forceful removal of the human head has been used as a form of capital punishment. In fact...
Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Apr 2006 • Read →
Long-Form:

The Remains of Lady Be Good

In early November, 1958, a British oil exploration team was flying over North Africa's harsh Libyan Desert when they...
Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Apr 2006 • Read →
Article:

You Make Your Own Luck

Some individuals seem to have an inexplicable abundance of good fortune. They are successful in matters of love, in t...
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Apr 2006 • Read →
Curio:

Can You Hear Me Now?

When the Big Bad Wolf donned grandmothery garb so as to surprise Little Red Riding Hood, he assured her that the big...
Written by Greg Bjerg • 01 Apr 2006 • Read →
Article/Podcast:

The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia

There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61's northbound traffic is temporarily branched onto...
Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Mar 2006 • Read/Listen →
Article:

The Troubled History of Beards

Thanks to my parents' genes, I simply do not grow facial hair. I never have, unless you count microscopic stubble in...
Written by Daniel Lew • 28 Mar 2006 • Read →
Article:

Taking Control of Candy Jones

Jessica Wilcox was born into a humble family on New Year’s Eve of 1925. Her father left them when she was three; her...
Written by Jason Bellows • 27 Mar 2006 • Read →
Article:

The Man Who Changed Comic Books Forever

There was a time when comic books were just that - comic - with the likes of Mutt and Jeff and Mickey Mouse. But by t...
Written by Greg Bjerg • 26 Mar 2006 • Read →
Curio/Podcast:

Professor Edgerton’s Atomic Camera

During the early days of atomic bomb experiments in the 1940s, nuclear weapons scientists had some difficulty studyin...
Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Mar 2006 • Read/Listen →
Curio:

England’s Armed Iceberg of War

During World War II the Allies actively recruited the inception and development of new and unique weapons. They knew...
Written by Jason Bellows • 22 Mar 2006 • Read →
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