Saving Computers: Death of US News Media, LA Times-Style
The Los Angeles Times continues its descent into tabloid world with the headline on this article about the conviction of e-waste recycler Eric […]
Let’s All Check on Senator Mary Landrieu’s Fishing Camp
History doesn’t always cooperate with us. The narrative that we are continually constructing often runs at odds with reality. Our outrage culture has […]
Big Sur Stabbing: Writer “Falls Onto” Knife 9 Times
Big Sur, California, hugging the Pacific coast, is wreathed in fog and mystery. It seems like if you’re going to die there, […]
Midcentury Modern Lovefest with 1961’s “Bachelor in Paradise”
If you love midcentury modern style and you’re feeling down, few things are better than screening 1961’s Bachelor in Paradise, with Bob […]
Brutal and Effective: C. Fred Tarver’s Advertising Campaign
“These four men have one thing in common…” Who would you rather buy insurance from if you live in Alexandria, Louisiana. Fred […]
Christopher Morley in the Age of Evil Cross-Dressing Men in Film
It was the period when you could shoot, stab, punch, and humiliate cross-dressing men with complete abandon and glee. It was […]
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival, By Sir John Glubb
Biography John Bagot Glubb was born in 1897, his father being a regular officer in the Royal Engineers. At the age of […]
Margarine Mascot Monkey Gives Birth in Pipe Organ
On October 31, 1919, we find that a monkey named Nuko escaped, ran amok, hid in a pipe organ in San Francisco’s […]
Arthur Tress: Best Photographer You’ve Never Heard Of
His name doesn’t provoke instant recognition to the photo layperson like Diane Arbus’ name does, but Arthur Tress has been diligently putting […]
Kelsey Grammer’s Father’s Murder
Kelsey Grammar has had a legendarily disaster-ridden life. Some tragedies were brought on by himself: DUIs, car crashes, jail time, conniving spouses. […]