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42 Ways To Kill Hitler
I’m still watching this—it being Tax Day and all—but I was powerless not to post it. Overheated, loaded with cliché (“the Germans are a proud people,” “the dustbin of history”—and that’s just in the first segment), the doc is great fun for twelve-year-olds of all ages. “One planned to give der Fuhrer a bouquet designed [...]
Continue reading...Fri Doc: “The Second Gun”
Friday, March 19, 2010
Everybody agrees that Robert Kennedy was shot on June 4, 1968, in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel here in Los Angeles. Everybody also agrees that Sirhan Sirhan was in the pantry firing a gun at the Senator. But after that, nobody agrees on much—not witnesses, not coroner Thomas Noguchi, and not the LAPD. A [...]
Continue reading...The JFK Assassination in two photographs
Friday, February 12, 2010
The assassinations of the 60s have been on my mind of late, thanks to these Beatle mysteries I’m writing (anybody interested in finding out when they’re coming out should email mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com). One of the most persistent canards about the JFK assassination is that it’s incredibly difficult to understand, and that one must do a ton [...]
Continue reading...The saddest day of Mark David Chapman’s life
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Author J.D. Salinger died today of natural causes; he was 91.
Continue reading...Who thinks the JFK assassination still matters?
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The CIA, that’s who. Today’s New York Times details Agency stonewalling over 295 documents relating to George Joannides, an agent working with anti-Castro Cubans out of JM/WAVE, their Miami station. Groups under Joannides’ direction “publicly clashed with” Lee Harvey Oswald. These clashes were some of the most significant ways that Oswald’s personal politics–in other words, [...]
Continue reading...A few thoughts on Teddy Kennedy
Thursday, August 27, 2009
This blog is rapidly becoming a parade of thoughts on the recent dead. What can I say except welcome to middle-age, Mike! Teddy Kennedy was to his brothers what Wings was to The Beatles; an attenuated, not-quite-satisfying echo of the real thing, but vastly better than nothing at all. He was Seventies Liberalism incarnate, a [...]
Continue reading...Talk: JFK and the Unspeakable
Saturday, June 6, 2009
This is a talk by Jim Douglass, a peace activist and the author of the book “JFK and the Unspeakable.” Perhaps I will get a copy for my birthday. From everything I have read about “Unspeakable,” I think it gets closest to explaining why I’ve always been fascinated with the JFK assassination (from the age [...]
Continue reading...Interesting video (JFK and Vietnam)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
For those (like my commenter) who desire a more conclusive discussion, one can be found in James K. Galbraith’s article here.
Continue reading...“The Second Gun”
Friday, June 6, 2008
Today is the fortieth anniversary of RFK’s being shot here in Los Angeles. (He died a day later.) Though his murder is commonly thought to be open-and-shut–”crazy Palestinian enraged over the sale of fighter jets to Israel, et cetera”–unfortunately this is not the case. While it has never taken on the Byzantine permutations of his [...]
Continue reading...Martin Luther King, RIP
Friday, April 4, 2008
Spare a thought today, from the heart, for Martin Luther King, probably the greatest citizen this country has ever produced. Assassinated forty years ago today. Also consider using the phrase “by gum” in a sentence. Those interested in how the world really works should consider listening to these two podcasts, courtesy of radio station KPFA’s [...]
Continue reading...At last! It's here!
For 30 years, Ravin fans wondered: What if Tom Larkin had survived? Now, the story can be told.
Mixing alternative history, hardboiled noir, parody and satire, Life After Death for Beginners is a must-read for every Beatles fan. "A cross between The Rutles and Three Days of the Condor. I loved it."—Jonathan Schwarz
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