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Sikoryak’s Constitution
Don’t get too excited! The show advertised above is from a quarter century ago. We share the image for two reasons: 1) In celebration of the Halloween season, and 2) it was designed by the terrific R....
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RIP Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey (1938-2024) passed away a few days ago; I decided to hold his tribute for today (Halloween), as it seemed most appropriate for a man who had directed his own takes on Frankenstein,...
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RIP Kathleen Hulser
I was very distressed to learn today of the death of an old friend. I’m startled to realize that she was indeed that — I’ve known Kathleen Hulser for a quarter of a century. Kathleen was the public...
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A New Series for Native American History Month and the 350th Anniversary of...
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’m marking the...
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A Thing or Two About Ohio
My inability to locate what I deem to be a single interesting image of historical Ohio gives the lie I guess to what was to have been my intended thesis for National Ohio Day, that the Buckeye State...
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A Brief But Painful Overview of the Indian Wars
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’m marking the...
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Poking Holes in “Pocahontas”
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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A Will Rogers Finding Aid
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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Of Walter Cronkite and Show Business
How perfect that Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) shared a birthday with Will Rogers, for they were both among the most trusted, beloved and admired Americans of their day. Cronkite was the anchor of the...
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R.I.P. Jonathan Haze
Thanks, Eve Golden, for passing along the intel about the passing of Jonathan Haze (Jack Schachter, 1929-2024). You may think there’s something kind of wrong about eulogizing him here today, as...
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For Election Day: On Some Problematic Presidents
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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More on Jamestown and the Fate of the Powhatans
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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On the Well-Groomed Gordon Westcott
Thanks, Eve Golden, for making me aware of Gordon Westcott (Myrthus Hansen Hickman, 1903-1935) about a year ago. Oh, I’d seen plenty of his movies, but I’d not noted the name. Essentially, he was a...
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The Dutch, Deal-Making, and The Defeat of the Delaware, or What Became of New...
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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Happy Birthday, Alice Bag
Man, am I grateful that today is the birthday of Alice Bag (Alicia “Alice” Armendariz, b. 1958). This is an especially good time to celebrate a radical Mexican punk woman, not that there’s ever a bad...
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Romanticism: From the “Noble Savage” to Buffalo Bill
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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A Proper Post on June Havoc
I’ve taken an unconscionably long time in generating a dedicated post on June Havoc ( Ellen Evangeline Hovick, 1912-2010). I’m sure it’s because she was mentioned in my post about her sister Gypsy...
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William Holland Thomas and the Eastern Band of Cherokee
November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity on this...
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A Century Ago: The Genesis of Joy Page
In 1924 a young man named Don Alvarado (José Ray Paige, 1904-1967) got his first minor role in the silent film Mademoiselle Midnight starring Mae Murray, married Ann Boyar, and became the father of...
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Reviving Captain Freedom
Today is World Freedom Day, he said with a hollow laugh. As of November 5, the prospects for genuine individual liberty anywhere in the world seem very dim indeed, and likely will be until long after...
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