Nearly half a century before “Heated Rivalry” skated its way to screens, a budding literary talent pseudonymously published some sporty smut of his own.

The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of ...

The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of ...

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A 1976 article from the Village Voice archives looks at a Star Trek convention held in midtown, 10 years after the show debuted on TV.

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George R.R. Martin gave A Knight of the Seven Kingdom's showrunner 10 to 12 outlines so HBO can finish the series before GRRM writes more books.

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