Spies of Warsaw (2013, one season) is about pre WW II, when Germany was preparing to invade Poland, and World on Fire (2020 US, one…
truth is stranger than fiction
Spies of Warsaw (2013, one season) is about pre WW II, when Germany was preparing to invade Poland, and World on Fire (2020 US, one…
Another triumph of DNA: a favorite general of Napoleon, Charles-Étienne Gudin (1768-1812) whose remains was confirmed by DNA (through his brother Pierre-César who was also…
An incompetent and irresponsible manager and a bad gov/org. Getting a season pass at our local pool turns out to be an experience. I went on their…
Devil in the White City (2003) by Erik Larson, on Chicago’s 1893 Fair (Expo) and serial killer H.H. Holmes. Two story lines: the fair and…
How the company handles their Help section: with real humans or machines? My Uber credit card, as usual, earns $$ rewards. By the way, I…
After reading Leo Lauder’s The Company I Keep (2020), I thought why not try Estee again. Saw their promotion: spend $130, to get Advanced Night Repair Intense…
President Joe Biden, the second Catholic president (after JFK) is on a potential collision course with US Catholic bishops, over abortion. To punish his opposition ‘to the…
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, by Bill Gate, published on February 16, 2021. Mr. Gates…
China has a public relationship problem. Her image is in tarter, reported Fareed. Below report is from the New York Times, President Xi has a…
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-93) and Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) were great composer and writer. His violin and piano concertos are my most favorite, beautiful and sophisticated; and…