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MASTER MECHANICS & WICKED WIZARDS

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:00 GMT

Friend of CONELRAD Glen Scott Allen has written a fascinating and entertaining examination of the pop cultural treatment of scientists in his new book Master Mechanics & Wicked Wizards: Images of the American Scientist from Colonial Times to the Present. Allen�s scholarship on his topic is...

Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi: Revamped Author Site!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:39 GMT

Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, author of the wonderful The Worlds of Herman Kahn: The Intuitive Science of Thermonuclear War has recently updated her author website with lots of fun material. Check out the main portal here and make sure you spend some time on the Comedy of the...

Life Cycle of the Survival Biscuit

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:48 GMT

Come visit the CONELRAD facebook page and catch the new photo gallery Civil Defense Biscuit Life Cycle. You&os;ll be glad you did.

CONELRAD Observes Tenth Anniversary Discreetly

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46 GMT

Yep, it all started July 16, 1999. Before the CONELRAD staff digs into Admiral Blandy�s very thoughtful tenth anniversary atomic cake, we�d like to thank all the dedicated readers who have been with us from the beginning. It is hard to believe it has been ten years and harder still to believe we�re just getting started. A tip of the hat is in also in order to those contributors who have either written for us or have clued us in to leads that have led to some great stories � you�ve helped make us a better site. Finally, we would also like to welcome the new readers who may be discovering...

Revolutionary Road Fallout Shelter Sign "Cameo"

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:48 GMT

Come view shots of the REVOLUTIONARY ROAD fallout shelter sign just posted in our gallery of Fallout Shelter Sign &os;cameos&os; from (mostly) major motion pictures. If you know of other &os;cameos&os; not included in our gallery, let us know and we will provide full credit for your find.

"K Blows Top" Khrushchev Book Released Tomorrow

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:52 GMT

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev&os;s 1959 visit to the United States was an obsessively covered media event that seems all the more bizarre in retrospect. Khrushchev was, after all, infamous for his bellicose pronouncements ("We&os;ll Bury You"). But this didn&os;t stop the General Secretary from chatting with Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood and farmers in Iowa (the un-photogenic Khrushchev appeared on the cover of Life magazine with an ear of corn and a dentally challenged grin). Journalist Peter Carlson has written a highly entertaining book about this peculiar episode from history...

THE REBELLION OF RONALD REAGAN: A History of the End of the Cold War

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:21 GMT

When Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004 the video clip of him delivering his famous line �Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall� from seventeen years earlier started running on the 24-hour cable news channels almost immediately. The clip was repeated numerous times over the course of the next week until the 40th President of the United States was buried at sunset on June 11, 2004 at his library in Simi Valley, California. The debate over whether Reagan had won the Cold War had begun, of...

Help The Atomic Cafe Get Into the National Film Registry

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:21 GMT

Back in 2005 CONELRAD attempted a campaign to get one of our primary influences - THE ATOMIC CAFE - into the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. At the end of each year, the NFR announces its 25 inductees for preservation. We failed miserably in &os;05. Today CONELRAD re-submitted its nomination citing the reasons listed below why THE ATOMIC CAFE deserves to make the 2009 cut. You can help support this nomination by submitting your own via their nomination page. Feel free to borrow liberally...

Daisy Ad Gets Dusted Off Yet Again

Fri, 22 May 2009 17:35 GMT

Today the Republican National Committee dusted off the 1964 Democratic National Committee LBJ political advertisement commonly known as "Daisy" for an attack on President Obama&os;s announced plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. It is the third or fourth time the Daisy spot has been repurposed over the years. "Daisy - A Guantanamo Interpretation" can be seen on YouTube, but be advised that it lacks the originality and flare of the original. It resembles the kind of quickie clip...

1961 Radio Interview with Rod Serling About Fallout Shelters

Wed, 20 May 2009 13:07 GMT

CONELRAD has posted two slideshows on YouTube featuring Rod Serling talking about fallout shelters in 1961. The interviewer is a pre-Col. Hogan Bob Crane who worked as a host at KNX radio in Los Angeles. Clip One: Serling talks about the Twilight Zone episode "The Shelter" Clip Two: Serling entertains Crane&os;s joking question about the ethics of allowing gorgeous movie stars into your shelter Enjoy!