Rock in space: Encountering asteroid 951 Gaspra.
How come asteroids get so little respect? This one did, for a brief time in 1991.
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Autumn in the Garden? Some thoughts on the future of this publication.
A retro film for spooky season: “Gothic” by Ken Russell (1986).
Historic Photo: Outside the Yellow Palace, Mongolia, 1913.
The story of the Vrouw Maria: The lost ship of incredible Dutch art treasures.
The dark side of the Moon revealed: The flight of Luna 3.
Dreaming of fictional “Supercomputers” in an age of AI.
The Verge
Rock in space: Encountering asteroid 951 Gaspra.
How come asteroids get so little respect? This one did, for a brief time in 1991.
Autumn in the Garden? Some thoughts on the future of this publication.
A retro film for spooky season: “Gothic” by Ken Russell (1986).
Historic Photo: Outside the Yellow Palace, Mongolia, 1913.
The story of the Vrouw Maria: The lost ship of incredible Dutch art treasures.
Dreaming of fictional “Supercomputers” in an age of AI.
A film about knowledge and wonder: “The Name of the Rose” at 40.
The Outer Garden
The dark side of the Moon revealed: The flight of Luna 3.
This terrible resolution photo was the first look of something humans had never seen before.
Blog hiatus: Greetings from Los Angeles.
The New Age hoax that won’t die: Carlos Castañeda’s long deadly legacy.
25 years on, we’ve forgotten 9/11, or at least what it could teach us.
I think the AI bubble is about to burst, and here’s why.
Another concept illustration for “Faraway Star” has come out!
“The Odyssey” and “Backrooms”: Reclaiming cinema in 2026.
The Inner Garden
Confessions of a talking head: My history TV show experience.
I was recently invited to be on a history documentary show. Here's my experience doing it.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part I).
Behind the Scenes: San Francisco That Survived.
Behind the Scenes: Akhenaten, Egypt’s Strangest King.
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
