My odyssey through film began early. My mom took me to a theater when I was five. I walked in front of her down a red velvet aisle. Gold accoutrements and the bright overhead lights made the place seem grand. The crowd murmured. Anxious in a place I had never…

On a sunny Wednesday in June 1994, I played hooky from work to see a World Cup game. It was a beautiful way to waste a day. My desk was on the second floor of the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, in a room left for people whose…

Hacktivist Activity in the Russo-Ukraine War: A New Cyber Front Summary · A new ‘front’ in the cyber war has been opened in the last few days · DDOS attacks on Russian organizations have been an inconvenience rather than a major threat · Russia may attribute these attacks to US…

Mr. Sidney Randolph was a long way from home as he walked along what is now Muddy Branch Road near Gaithersburg on Monday, May 25, 1896. Born and raised in Georgia, he had come to work up north, in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and the District. …

The Lynching of John Diggs-Dorsey We don’t really know John Diggs-Dorsey’s name. He could have gone by John Diggs or John Dorsey. He might have used both names. The newspapers and the courts were impersonal. They called him just ‘Diggs’ or ‘Dorsey.’ In real life, he would have been called…

A friend of mine on LinkedIn asked for comments on the idea from an article in the Harvard Business Review by George D. Kuh. He wrote that: Privileging short-term job training over demanding educational experiences associated with high-levels of intellectual, personal, and social development is a bad idea for individuals…

Friday night is our movie night. It was this past Friday, even though we could not share it with friends. Jenni and I stumbled upon one of the best, most enjoyable films we have seen in a long time. ‘A Canterbury Tale’ was made in England in 1943 by Michael…

There is nowhere to go on a Saturday night while the pandemic rages. No parties. No restaurants. No movie theaters. No theater. So on Saturday night, Jenni and I had to stay home. As you might guess, the idea of watching a movie came up. “What movie,” he asked. “Easter…