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Some of our finest filmmakers have dramatized the war in a number of ways, from epic battles to deeply human portraits of violence and even the occasional comedy.

Tom Cruise earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for Oliver Stone’s star-spangled Vietnam War flick., but the role of Ron Kovic was supposed to be Al Pacino’s.

From Vietcong diplomats to American anti-war activists, these women made their mark on one of the 20th century’s most controversial conflicts. 

Aviation played a huge role in how the Vietnam War rolled out—after all, there’s a reason the conflict is also known as “The Helicopter War.”

How Crichton turned ‘Jurassic Park’ from a manuscript everyone hated into a best-selling book that spawned a multi-billion dollar movie franchise. Plus: 10 key differences between the novel and the film.

Hearing NFTs explained as “non-fungible tokens” only makes sense if you already know what ‘fungible’ means.

Phở is a delicious dish, but it also tells us a lot about the history of Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and how cultures collide.

Some of your favorite kitchen tools and cookware could get destroyed inside of a dishwasher—and here’s why.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel was a flop—until it was deployed overseas.

Should you be worried about animal attacks when you’re menstruating?

The year 1975 produced a ton of movies that are still Certified Fresh.

The lyric “Vamos a la playa, todos con sombrero / El viento radiactivo, despeina los cabellos” translates to “Let’s go to the beach, everyone in a sombrero / The radioactive wind, messes up the hair.”