Movies… “Confirmation,” Hill and Thomas, and the future of the Supreme Court. 2 Feb 20175 Apr 2017 This week (the first days of February, 2017), President Donald Trump--it's still hard for me to see that in print--nominated Neil Gorsuch, an appellate judge on the Tenth Circuit Court…
Interesting People… Princess Leia and the Women’s March: a fitting tribute to Carrie Fisher. 22 Jan 20175 Mar 2017 A little less than a month ago, on December 27, 2016, actress Carrie Fisher died after suffering a heart attack on a plane. Her death was followed the next day…
Movies Greed and glitter: a journey through 1980s cinema, in 25 films. [Part I] 6 Nov 201610 Jul 2017 Ah, the 1980s. When I mention that curious span of time, most likely a flood of images goes through your mind: big hair, Michael Jackson, E.T., Ronald Reagan, neon-colored…
Interesting People Her Feminist Majesty: Could Emma Watson really become the Queen of England? 8 Apr 20157 Apr 2015 I'm going to ask the indulgence of the regular readers of this blog for this article, which admittedly appears to dip a toe into the waters of celebrity gossip--a shark-infested…
Movies… The conservative progressivism of “Working Girl”: An ’80s feminist fairy tale. 3 Mar 201514 May 2015 A couple of weeks ago when I did an article about Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris, it occurred to me how strange it was that movies were generally much more…
History Amazing Women Who Inspire Us ! Ada Lovelace and Elizabeth Montague 10 Aug 201410 Aug 2014 This article from Robert Horvat's blog is not only interesting in its own right, but has a personal connection to me. While I was at the Huntington Library in June…
Academics… End the excuses: an academic’s views on campus rape. 9 May 20149 May 2014 I study, work and teach on a campus with a rape problem. This week on the campus where I’m a Ph.D. student and GTF (Graduate Teaching Fellow), a scandal erupted…
History… The dissenters: five who voted against American entry into World War I. 6 Apr 20146 Apr 2017 Ninety-six years ago today, on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Congress voted to declare war on Germany, bringing the United States into the First World War. Four days earlier President…
Art… Beatrice Wood: The real Rose of the Titanic 3 Mar 20143 Mar 2014 The Artlark blog has done it again. This fascinating article profiles Beatrice Wood, who I didn't realize was the inspiration for one of the main characters in Titanic, one of…
Books… It’s more than a corset: a 21st century man’s journey into the mind of a Victorian woman. 27 Oct 20133 Feb 2015 So, I'm writing my new horror book, which is titled Doppelgänger. (You may remember me calling for beta readers a while back). Doppelgänger takes place mostly in New York in the year…
