25 years on, we’ve forgotten 9/11, or at least what it could teach us.
Don't tell me to "never forget" unless you're really willing to try to understand the meaning of 9/11.
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Confessions of a talking head: My history TV show experience.
Interiors: First-class smoking room of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, about 1898.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part II).
Killing books: The sack of the University of Louvain library and its modern echoes.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part I).
I think the AI bubble is about to burst, and here’s why.
The Verge
Interiors: First-class smoking room of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, about 1898.
This beautiful room says a lot about the insecurity of Germany in the years before World War I.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part II).
Killing books: The sack of the University of Louvain library and its modern echoes.
A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.
Historic Painting: “Giant Steamboats at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron, 1853.
Still no winter: My novel “Life Without Giamotti,” still in print, turned 20 this week!
Interiors: Lobby of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles.
The Outer Garden
25 years on, we’ve forgotten 9/11, or at least what it could teach us.
Don't tell me to "never forget" unless you're really willing to try to understand the meaning of 9/11.
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.
Historic Photo: Dubai Creek in 1964, compared to today.
Midsummer Eve: A brief hiatus for this blog.
My book “Faraway Star” is out!
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.
