On July 9, 1993, Jimmy Scott’s arms and back ached from lifting fifty-pound sandbags all day. He and scores of other volunteers had been working against time and the rising waters of the Mississippi River to secure the levee that... Read More

“Within a year after the nation’s political center had moved to Washington.” begins History of the Smithsonian, “when roads were still little more than paths through the trees, government buildings stood half-built, private... Read More

In her classic 1965 essay, “The Imagination of Disaster,” Susan Sontag provided not only a taxonomy of the then newly emerging genre of science fiction films, but also described their philosophical foundations. She observed that the... Read More

Colonel Robert Slane led a charmed life one might say. But it wasn’t the kind where everything’s nice and easy; his great good fortune was to live through a series of horrors in which other people died in vast numbers. Slane joined... Read More

One child in 150 is diagnosed with autism. Many parents report being concerned that their children may be affected when they are still infants, and yet most doctors insist that a diagnosis cannot be made before the age of two. Osnat... Read More

Suppose Brian Wilson and David Lynch had a car accident, mixed up their medications at the hospital, then decided to collaboratively reveal the dark lining of the sixties’ SoCal surf culture through a surrealistically narrative string... Read More

Collaboration is hazardous even between like-minded people but Alan Krugel faithfully passes on dramatic narratives from man’s best friends in service of big city police and fire departments. This second installment of a series set in... Read More

Automotive insider Grant Mobielle artfully uses two decades of industry experience to craft a compelling mystery with a believable plot. As unproven technology is increasingly incorporated onto our vehicles, anyone who has ever been... Read More