The future sucks! The year 1999, as envisioned from 1967.
See the bizarre result when a 1960s company that manufactures TVs tries to tell us what they think the future will be like.
Sean Munger
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: My spoiler-free, historical context review.
The fifth Indiana Jones film isn't perfect, but it has a lot to commend it.
Shakespeare's wooden universe: London's old Globe Theatre.
The theater world of late 16th century London was an amazing panoply of egos, creativity, architecture and politics.
Historic Painting: Winter Scene on Broadway by Hippolyte Sebron, 1855.
There's a lot going on in this famous scene of Manhattan in a mid-19th century winter.
The lesson from medieval history that Putin didn't learn.
It's dangerous to rely on mercenaries. They may turn on you. Why didn't Putin know this?
The world turned upside down: Brexit, seven years on.
Seven years ago, this is what I thought Brexit would mean. I think I got it right.
The Leader is unavailable: The legend of Stalin's post-invasion breakdown.
Was Stalin so upset by the German invasion that he collapsed and went on a bender? Or is it a myth?