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.
The Verge
Two Historic Paintings: Denali and McKinley.
What's in a name? A lot, apparently.
Greed and glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. (Part IV)
On Part IV of our journey into 1980s cinema we encounter military jingoism, Southern womanhood and a boiled bunny rabbit.
Greed and glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. (Part III)
Rampaging monsters, glowing kung fu masters and an out-of-control freight train hitch a ride on our journey through 1980s cinema.
Free history books! The mysterious murder in the library.
In 1969, a young woman was found dead in the aisles of the Penn State library. Who killed her, and why?
Greed and glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. (Part II)
Part II of my look at 1980s cinema serves up a fantasy epic, space history and an ode to Boomer entitlement, among others.
Greed and Glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. (Part I)
Part I of my series on what the cinema of the 1980s means, and where best to see it.