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Smog on the Big Screen from Blade Runner to Godzilla
Smog was pervasive in mid-century Los Angeles—so it’s no wonder that this real-life threat made it into Hollywood films. We spoke with authors Robin Murray and Joseph Heumann about the smog-filled movie scenes where environmental anxiety took a terrifying turn.
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Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
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