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Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

From Bugonia' to Pluribus': Why today's aliens aren't like they used to be

Contemporary extraterrestrial fables reveal political alienation, conspiracy-fueled distrust, and shifting cultural fears, often using aliens as metaphors rather than reporting real contact.
History
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Last Salem Witches, in This Week's Open Thread

In 1692, eight people were hanged in Salem for witchcraft, and twenty were killed overall after refusing to confess.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Mass psychogenic illness' caused toxic substance alert at Heathrow, says scientist

A likely anxiety-based mass psychogenic illness caused 21 people at Heathrow Terminal 4 to fall ill despite emergency searches finding no hazardous substance.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
4 months ago

'I had faith and I was swept up in the excitement': Ballinspittle and the rainy summer of the moving statues

Statues of the Virgin Mary were reported to have moved in Ballinspittle, Ireland, during the summer of 1985, attracting large crowds.
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