The Historian’s View
Regular readers may know that I have taken to reading more nonfiction history books the…
The Taming of the Fair Folk
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic.…
Imperialism Is A Little Good Actually – Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
This is a history of human consciousness, but even more it’s a history of the…
The Jarring Anachronism
Screenwriter John Orloff claims that the historical inaccuracies in Anonymous are a tribute to how…
Disney Byways: The Florida Project
Walt never did like the motels and souvenir shops and so forth that sprang up…
Freddy Got Fungooed: Widespread Panic by James Ellroy (with John “Son of Griff” Anderson)
For all readers and Ellroy fans out there: John and Grant co-hosted a LIVE reading…
Ellroycast #6: L. A. Confidential with Tristan Nankervis (Drunk Napoleon)
Three protagonists take a journey that leads to many unexpected destinations. Is it Ellroy’s novel…
Ellroycast #4: Elizabeth Short (with Joan Renner)
Los Angeles crime historian and co-editor of LAPD ’53 joins us to talk about Elizabeth…
Confederates in Hollywood
It would not surprise me to learn that John Wayne played more Confederate veterans in…
Hold for Probable Nightmares: Son of Griff and wallflower Talk About James Ellroy’s THIS STORM
DOCUMENT INSERT: 4/25/1940. New English Weekly, review of The Thirties, authored by ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR…