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Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part One)
In 2013, while working as a contractor at the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden leaked an extensive collection of top secret documents, an act of defiance that, today, still reverberates throug
Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part Two)
In 2013, while working as a contractor at the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden leaked an extensive collection of top secret documents, an act of defiance that, today, still reverberates throug
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part One)
J. D. Salinger, photo used on book jacket, The Catcher in the RyeOriginal book jacket cover, The Catcher in the RyeCornish-Windsor Bridge, near Salinger’s homeThe Catcher in the Rye, paperback book edition cover, designed by SalingerJean
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part Two)
J. D. Salinger, Time Magazine, 1961Original dust jacket of The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger eventually demanded that his photo be removed.J. D. Salinger, on the streets of Windsor, Vermont, later in life.Joyce Maynard, later in life.J.D. Salinger: The
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck’s Fateful Voyage (Part One)
Admiral Gunther LutjensHitler on naval inspection tour of the “Deutschland,” in 1934.Crew of Bismarck on deck, its 15 inch guns visibleSpitfire reconnaissance photo near Bergen, Norway.Bismarck during the Battle of the Denmark Strai
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck’s Fateful Voyage (Part Two)
Captain Ernst LindemannHMS Prince of WalesAdmiral John Tovey on the deck of the George VSwordfish Torpedo dive bomberSwordfish returning to the Ark Royal after attacking the BismarckArk Royal and Renown from HMS SheffieldBismarck survivors being res
The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part One)
Today, no more than thirty-seven paintings are attributed to Jan Vermeer. Still, he remains one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Burial Marker for Vermeer, Oude Kirk, DelftThe Astronomer in the Altaussee salt mineTwo paintings at 2023 Rijk
The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part Two)
Today, no more than thirty-seven paintings are attributed to Jan Vermeer. Still, he remains one of the greatest artists who ever lived.Young Woman With A Water PitcherWoman With a LuteThe Music LessonThe ConcertWoman in Blue Reading a letterWoman Wi
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America’s Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part One)
Christopher Boyce on Australian 60 MinutesChristopher Boyce, after his rearrest in the state of Washington.Timothy Hutton, who played Boyce in “The Falcon and the Snowman.”Sean Penn, who played Daulton Lee in the “The Falcon and the S
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America’s Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part Two)
Christopher Boyce, testifying before Congress, 1985Australian Prime Minister Gough WhitlamKathleen “Cait” Mills Boyce, 2003Recent photo of Boyce in OregonCait and Chris Boyce on CNN, 2014Arrested for selling secrets to the Russians





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