Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
My latest video delves into the history of one of America's most iconic airlines, now long vanished.
Sean Munger
Photo: A beautiful dawn on an ordinary winter day.
A reminder to savor the ordinary beauty in the world.
Adventures in aggrieved entitlement: The nightmare world of tax protesters.
What happens to your life when grumbling at your tax bill becomes a moral crusade? Nothing good, as history shows.
Interiors: Den at “Slabsides,” John Burroughs’s rustic cabin, West Park, New York.
John Burroughs, naturalist and writer, built this house in 1895 from all local materials.
The lost cataclysm: The Cascadia earthquake and tsunami of 1700.
An earthquake off the coast of Oregon rocked the land, caused tsunamis in Japan and then seemingly vanished from history.
Historic Painting: “Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols” by David Bailly, 1651.
This curious Dutch painting from the 17th century is intended to remind its viewers of the transience and delicacy of life.
Thin flat plastic slabs of my childhood: Remembering CED videodiscs.
Before there was VHS, BetaMax, LaserDiscs or DVDs, there were CEDs. Wait, what?