8 h. ago ‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist

The Age of Disclosure is a new film featuring high-ranking government officials who claim proof of extraterrestrial life has been covered upDirector Dan Farah grew up with aliens. As a child of the 80s and 90s, pop culture was awash with extra-terrestrial sightings. “How can you be a kid watching movies like ET and Close Encounters, TV shows like The X Files, and not end up curious about whether or not we’re alone in the universe?” he said in an interview with the Guardian. “And whether or not the US government does, in fact, hold secrets from the public.”Farah’s exposure to otherworldly beings in fiction kickstarted an interest that’s now morphed into a professional quest, and the subject of his documentary debut The Age of Disclosure. Here, Farah makes the case that the United States has been hiding, for decades, a font of information related to UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena) – the acronym rebrand of the stigma-ridden UFO. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 9 of the most popular ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

Some were more popular than others

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4 d. ago ‘Do we live in a war zone?’: how US schools prepare for a shooting

In the troubling HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers, the $3bn active shooter preparedness industry shows the bleak reality of being a child in the USTalking about changes experienced by kids Ttday often runs the risk of sounding reactionary, not to mention naive. No, there wasn’t as much talk about autism, or transgender kids, or any number of topics growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, because they weren’t understood or discussed in the same way – not because they didn’t exist. But it’s striking, watching the new HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers, the degree to which it shows a demonstrable change from the experiences of someone growing up 30 or 40 years ago versus today: the absolute universality of emergency action plans that go beyond the scope of the fire drills you might remember. Thoughts and Prayers surveys many of those lockdown drills, and the many supplements available to contemporary schools designed to offer further protection from an active shooter: bulletproof backpa...

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5 d. ago 13 of the best Generation Game conveyor belt prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s, when TV shows were stingier

Don’t forget the cuddly toy

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1 week ago 7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s, from novelty item to tech game

You’re not a child of the 80s or 90s if you didn’t want one of these

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1 week ago 9 forgotten games we all loved playing in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, including 'noisiest game ever'

These games provided hours of fun, but some have aged better than others

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1 week ago 7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s that were once all the rage

They sold in their millions but have largely been forgotten

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2 w. ago 7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s, including forgotten pudding with hidden treats

These forgotten desserts were huge in the 70s, 80s and 90s

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2 w. ago 6 firework safety films that terrified children of the 70s, 80s and 90s, from comic duo to EastEnders star

Some of these films remain chillingly effective

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2 w. ago The unexpected workout that could add 10 extra YEARS to your life

Leading longevity expert Dan Buettner has revealed that the secret to living well into your 80s, 90s and beyond has nothing to do with gruelling workouts or the latest diet trends.

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4 w. ago 9 sights and sounds of the 70s you'll only remember if you grew up back then

These unmistakable sights and sounds were everywhere in the 70s

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last month 7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

There are some things we miss more than others

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