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The History of The Paris Catacombs
Earlier this year Alan and I were lucky enough to go to Paris and visit the infamous Catacombs. It didn’t surprise me that it was a claustrophobic experience, but it did surprise me how emotional it was.
Abby Brenker
Sep 158 min read


How The Wizard of Oz Filmmakers Made Cinema's First Tornado in 1939
Every time I turn on The Wizard of Oz (which is fairly often), I end up in a rabbit hole trying to remind myself how the filmmakers pulled off such a realistic tornado in 1939. Seriously, if you haven’t seen it in a while, pull up a clip on YouTube. The Wizard of Oz was the first film to show a tornado on screen, which ended up being one of the largest expenses of the film’s budget. The studio actually didn’t recoup the cost of the movie until it re-released it a decade afte
Abby Brenker
Nov 26, 20252 min read
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