War in Movies: Small, Tense, and In Your Face
The 38th Mill Valley Film Festival has made a special effort to find and present Spanish language films this year, …
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Lakes Basin, Sierra Nevada, CA
Besides reading and pondering on the human history that got us here, I sometimes wander the really deep history — …
The Crimson Field: Nursing at the Western Front
Happy to recommend a PBS/BBC mini-series that hasn’t got much attention: The Crimson Field Set in an imaginary field hospital …
Peter Kennard, Photographer, War
Peter Kennard composes incredibly striking images to help us reflect on war. Now showing at London’s Imperial War Museum.
The Comedy of Charleroi – Courage and Cowardice in WW I
“The captain … was due to retire in October. In the very first burst of fire he was swept out …
American Sniper
The deep belief in a lone war-time hero, acting beyond normal skills and courage, to save dozens if not hundreds …
WW I: German Demand to Belgium
August 2, 1914: Germany issues Belgium with an ultimatum which demands that Germany be allowed to occupy Belgium in anticipation of a …
Noam Chomsky – In Anime
You don’t have to read a lot of Noam Chomsky to get an idea of the muscle of his mind. …
Properties of Light — A Novel of Science and Sorrow
Being intrigued by the mysteries of physics, especially the exotic regions of quantum mechanics, does not mean understanding an iota …
Gas Attacks
Reposting this first of all anti-war poems to make an impact on me as a young man, as news of …
Down A River with 16 Paddles
I’ll be in an untethered state until June 10 floating, and sometimes cataracting, down the Colorado River through the Grand …
Saigon: Surprise and Sorrow
Saigon is a surprise and still a sorrow. 38 years after the American war ended it shows barely a sign …