A brief blog hiatus, and a photo from Mexico. Here's why you haven't heard from me in a little while.
"In The Line of Fire": Assassination, memory, generations and history. This taut political thriller from 1993 evoked no deep thinking at the time, but it has some fascinating implications 31 years later.
Cover Reveal: "Daniel Vanished," my upcoming mystery novel. Here's the cover for my upcoming mystery novel, due out in April 2024.
Behind the scenes: Koscot, the Interplanetary Scam. My newest video explores one of the most audacious (and rapacious) pyramid schemes in American history, and its flamboyant creator.
Historic Photo: Antonio Prado Square, São Paulo, 1915. This photo dates from a period of intense change in Brazilian society.
Greed and glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. (Part V) Our final foray into the cinema of the 1980s shows us both how long ago the decade was, and how little things have changed since then.
Remembering the brilliance of Umberto Eco. The great Italian novelist and semiotician left a huge mark on the intellectual world, and his work continued to be relevant 8 years after his death.