The Verge Historic Photo: Nagasaki, Japan, 1865. This photo was taken just as two eras in Japan's history were in chaotic collision.
A film about knowledge and wonder: “The Name of the Rose” at 40. The film based on one of my all time favorite novels was a slow burn, but I've come to love it.
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). My new video traces two simultaneous interrelated stories throughout the tumultous period 1968-69.