by mike | Jun 21, 2021 | Death, Disasters, Life, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
The 9/11 terrorist attack on New York in 2001 was—and still is—the city’s worst disaster involving loss of life. Prior to that, the dubious record was held by an incident that occurred nearly a century earlier. This is the story of the paddle steamer General Slocum...
by mike | Feb 4, 2021 | Life, Mysteries, Non-Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
This post, about a bizarre incident that occurred nearly a century ago in the Grand Canyon, has been viewed countless times since it first ran in 2017. Did the newlywed couple drown in the river and get washed out to sea? Were they murdered? Or did aliens abduct them...
by mike | Oct 22, 2020 | Books, Films About Writers, Movies, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
The famous White Whale of literature is grounded in fact. This post first ran in 2017. Okay, calling this 2015 historical adventure a film about a writer may be a reach. Then again, one of the primary characters is Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, so it may not...
by mike | Aug 6, 2020 | Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Mass hysteria may have accounted for these bizarre incidents back in the day. This post first ran in 2016. This is one weird story…and I do mean weird. It occurred a long time ago, and to this day the “explanations” are no more than guesswork and speculation. Some...
by mike | Feb 24, 2020 | Horror Movies, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
In the 1956 classic sci-fi/horror movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a young boy insists that his mother is not his mother. This is followed by a woman who swears that her Uncle Ira is not her Uncle Ira. It soon escalates to an epidemic. In the excellent 1978...
by mike | Jan 30, 2020 | Films About Writers, Movies, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Issues with our government have prevailed from the time we first HAD a government. This post first ran in 2016. Some critics—predictably—knocked the 2015 biographical drama, Trumbo, for its “historical inaccuracies.” Still, this excellent film, starring Bryan Cranston...
