History

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On This Day

What Happened to 'The X-Files’ Long-Foretold Alien Invasion?

By Jeff Ewing

“The aliens are not coming, Mr. Mulder.”

The Inverse Interview

'The Brutalist' Razes The American Dream

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Brady Corbet’s historical epic is about leaving a lasting legacy, one way or another.

A lone person leaves tracks on the ridge of Big Daddy sand dune
Science

Fossilized Footprints Reveal Two Extinct Hominin Species Did, In Fact, Live Side By Side

By The Conversation, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Kevin Hatala and Purity Kiura

The evidence for hominin behavior and locomotion found in a footprint is one of a kind.

An original PlayStation is pictured at a display of various memorabilia in the lobby of the Sony hea...
Retrospective

30 Years Ago, PlayStation's Biggest Risk Changed Gaming Forever

By Trone Dowd

Making games “cool.”

All of the Bond actors
Gaming

James Bond Almost Infiltrated Gaming's Most Iconic Series

By Trone Dowd

Pour out a Vesper Martini for this one.

Humphrey Bogart, "The Return of Doctor X" 1939 Warner Bros.
Retrospective

Humphrey Bogart’s First And Last Foray Into Sci-Fi Is A Strange One

By Marya E. Gates

Before he became an icon with The Maltese Falcon, Bogart faced a crucial crossroads with The Return of Doctor X.

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'Say Nothing' is a True-Crime Thriller that Keeps You Guessing

By Dais Johnston

One woman’s journey shows the complex morals of revolution.

Paul Mescal as Lucius in ‘Gladiator II.’
The Real Rome

The Most Glaring Historical Inaccuracy in 'Gladiator II' Would Have Turned The Movie On Its Head

By John M. Oksanish and The Conversation

What if the fighters were not so much men of strength and honor, but something else altogether?

Nintendo DS hand held games console
Retrospective

Nintendo's Most Inventive Console Revealed Today's Weird Future

By Mo Mozuch

The DS created a roadmap for leaving the console wars.

Matt Damon as Jean de Carrouges in The Last Duel
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Ridley Scott’s Most Underrated Epic Gave #MeToo the Medieval Treatment

By Lyvie Scott

The Last Duel is one of the director’s most overlooked epics, but it deserves its flowers all the same.