A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.
Why did it take Germany more than six centuries to finish what was once the world's tallest building?
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Historic Painting: “Giant Steamboats at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron, 1853.
Another concept illustration for “Faraway Star” has come out!
Still no winter: My novel “Life Without Giamotti,” still in print, turned 20 this week!
“The Odyssey” and “Backrooms”: Reclaiming cinema in 2026.
Interiors: Lobby of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles.
Learning about story craft from “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”
The Verge
A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.
Why did it take Germany more than six centuries to finish what was once the world's tallest building?
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.
Learning about story craft from “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”
The New York City Draft/Race Riots and “Gangs of New York” (Repost).
A bug-free summer and its ominous implications.
The Outer Garden
Another concept illustration for “Faraway Star” has come out!
Another illustration by my talented concept artist depicts one of the pivotal scenes in the book.
“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!
My year of AI resistance. There’s hope!
Cover Reveal: “Faraway Star,” my upcoming science fiction novel.
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: San Francisco That Survived.
My latest video looks at some interesting pieces of San Francisco's history.
Behind the Scenes: Akhenaten, Egypt’s Strangest King.
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.
Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.
