Interiors: First-class lounge of a Convair 880 aircraft, 1958. The idea of luxury in the skies was quite different 70 years ago than today.
Judgment Day: The apocalypse that never was, and what it means today. A nuclear war depicted in the film "Terminator 2" has some interesting implications for the world of technology circa 2025.
Historic Painting: “Phidias Showing the Frieze…” by Alma-Tadema, 1868. This wonderful painting depicts a famous artist from ancient Greece, and his most famous creation.
Architecture of tragedy: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin murders. A horror of almost unfathomable proportions occurred at the house Wright designed as a peaceful retreat from the world.
Interiors: St. John’s Chapel, in the White Tower, London, UK. In many ways this room was the heart of the Norman Conquest of England.
You sure about that? “F for Fake,” Orson Welles and questioning authenticity. Orson Welles's quirky 1973 semi-documentary ruminates on how blurry the line often is between fact and fiction.
Choose your weapon: The tech of my science fiction book “Faraway Star.” When writing science fiction, the choices you make about the technology you depict have broad implications for the story.