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Kill ’Em All: How Metallica’s Chaotic First Album Came to Life

In 1983, Metallica recorded Kill ’Em All in a haunted studio with stolen amps, champagne raids, and no backup guitars. Here’s the chaotic story behind their legendary debut.

MUSIC

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The Hijacking Where Everyone Smiled: Coşkun Aral’s Surreal Scoop

In 1980, Turkish Airlines flight 293 was hijacked — and war correspondent Coşkun Aral captured it all. Discover the surreal story of the hijacking where both hijacker and pilot smiled.

HISTORY

Underworld Plastic Surgery in the Public Enemy Era

In the Public Enemy era of the 1930s, gangsters like John Dillinger turned to underworld plastic surgeons to change their faces and erase fingerprints. Discover the history of outlaw surgery, the doctors involved, and why it never truly worked.

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Kill ’Em All: How Metallica’s Chaotic First Album Came to Life

The Hijacking Where Everyone Smiled: Coşkun Aral’s Surreal Scoop

Underworld Plastic Surgery in the Public Enemy Era