Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

In a May 16 post, I was only a few hours into reading Amor Towles "A Gentleman in Moscow." Things seemed especially grim at that j...

I’m reading two books concurrently. One is labeled historical fiction and is Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow.” The other is a sci-fi pos...

As I move on to the second season of “For All Mankind” on Apple-Plus, I keep asking the same question: What happened to us? By us, I mean U....

Odd in 2022 to be rooting for an underdog European country against a maniacal dictator bent on war. Seems like 1939. Not that I experience...

"La Petite Fadette" is a novel by George Sand published in 1849. I'm reading it now after watching a 1915 silent film, "F...

Hubba hubba! Alas, this Miss Atomic Bomb never really existed. She has a neat story though at http://digital.library.unlv.edu/objects/nts/...

One of the better zingers of last night's debate by President Obama (picked up from Crooks & Liars blog): Governor Romney, I’m g...

Insignia for the first shuttle launch We were just outside of Hogtown when the first Shuttle went up. Other cars joined us along the side...

Remember when Pres. Reagan called the Soviet Union "The Evil Empire?" I do. This clip comes from "Russia Today" and take...