Seven years ago, North County filmmaker Jonathan Berman moved to Joshua Tree for five months to start a documentary about ’50s-era space alien-channeler George Van Tassel. Dozens of interviews, ...

The situation of so many structures in Southern California feels haphazard: buildings plunked down here or there by whim or whimsy. But the Integratron really belongs in its place: an auspicious spot ...

MYSTERY WIRE — A strange building with an even stranger history continues to resonate with mystics, seekers, and run-of-the-mill curious folks. It’s called the Integratron, an oddly-shaped structure ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Calling All Earthlings pokes around the fringes of a fascinating story, ...

Though current examples might suggest otherwise, not all conspiracy theories have been based on hate, fear, and intolerance. In late August 1953, George Van Tassel, an aeronautics engineer who once ...

For those who have ever wondered about that domed white, flying saucer-shaped structure perched on a particularly sparse patch of Landers, Calif., the provocative, if slight, documentary, “Calling All ...