MELVIN Magazine
was one of the very first web magazines, inspired by
The Onion
(which existed only in print in 1994-1995)
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PEOPLE
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NUKES
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SEA
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AIR
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SPACE
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CURIOUS
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The Missiles of Tomorrowland
The Atomic Bazooka Was A Bad Idea
Her Majesty’s Nuclear Seaplane
The US Navy’s Secret Undersea Lair
PEOPLE
Listening To Old Warriors
Hunting George Meade
They Fought a War and Created the Grinch
Cold War Stories Dad Told Me
War and Forgiveness
NUKES
Worst Idea Ever: Dropping Nuclear Bombs During the Vietnam War
Nuking The Aleutians
The Slam Missile Would Have Been A Flying Chernobyl
How To Nuke A Submarine
Rescuing the Atomic Dog
SEA
UUVs as Stealthy Logistics Platforms
The Ultimate Hybrid-War Strategy: Attack Deep-Sea Cables
The Navy Tried To Create A Seaplane Strike Force
Why Can’t America Build a Decent Landing Craft Anymore?
The Concrete Battleship
AIR
America’s Crazy Attempts to Build Nuclear-Powered Aircraft
Yes, The CIA Flew Spy Planes From Aircraft Carriers
How America’s Airline Went to War
Here Come The Hypersonic Attack Planes
The Tiltrotor Firefighter
SPACE
Zenith Star: The Space Laser That Won The Cold War
Why The Pentagon’s Plans For a Death Star Collapsed
Operation Morning Light: Finding a Falling Soviet Satellite
Space Marines With Jetpacks!
The Navy’s Undersea Rocket Ship
CURIOUS
Introducing The 'Hellburner': A 16th-Century 'Nuclear Weapon'
Future Military Sensors Could Be Tiny Specks of “Smart Dust”
Fighting Trains
They Don’t Call It “Goblin Metal” For Nothing
Weather Command!
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