Veterans Day: A Time to Honor Americans Who Wore the Uniform in Service of Our Nation
Each November, as Veterans Day approaches, my thoughts turn to 2007 and a Sunday afternoon on a visit to the nation’s capital. I was driving…
Leslie Jordan, Queer Icon and Irrepressible Comedian, Dies at 67 in Car Crash
It;s been said so often, the expression goes beyond being cliche, but in the case of this pint-sized dynamo, the accolade is neither trite nor…
Alex Wagner is Doing Just Fine at MSNBC, Thank You Very Much
So. Allow me to vent. I’ve come across carping from various quarters that Alex Wagner is no Rachel Maddow. You know the kind of bitching…
Do You Know What the Arctic World Archive is?
I am fascinated by a bit of information I just came across quite by chance while I was perusing the internet. Established in 2017 on…
Yet Another Book on the Royals: Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor
Whew! It’s difficult keeping up with the growing number of new books out chronicling the comings and goings of Britain’s royal family. The latest would…
Confidence Man: NYTimes’ Maggie Haberman’s Deep Dive into All Things Trump
I am over the moon. Maggie Haberman, political correspondent at the New York Times, has a new book coming out this week, and the political…
Arkhipov: New Opera Fetes Soviet Cold War Sub Hero
I was 10 in October of 1962 when what would become known as the Cuban Missile Crisis played out: American intelligence detected nuclear missiles on…
Bad Sisters: A Streaming Series About Siblings You Don’t Want to Cross
I don’t know about you, but I am constantly on the hunt for a good streaming TV series. I watch the occasional feature film, and…
Actor Tom Hanks: From Two-Time Oscar Winner to First-Time Novelist
So, the photo you see of Tom Hanks at the top of this post obviously is not recent. Indulge me here. This pic of Hanks…
King Tut Should Stay Tucked In
I had the strangest thought several days after Queen Elizabeth ll was laid to rest “for all eternity.” King Tut and other subjects of excavations…