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POP CULTURE

They had a date with fate—and Hollywood history.

You probably know that no one says “Play it again, Sam.” But there are probably a lot of other facts about this Hollywood classic that you might not know about.

Rebecca Pahle














They're robots—and a whole lot of fun—in disguise.

Dive into the fascinating (and sometimes controversial) history of the Transformers toy line, from its roots with Japanese toymaker Takara to the controversy over the Megatron Walther P38 handgun toy and more.

M. Arbeiter