By Jefferson Flanders
It’s the rare work of historical scholarship that also makes news but Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press) by John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr, and Alexander Vassiliev has accomplished just that, provoking headlines around the world with its revelations of Cold War Soviet espionage.
Based both on […]

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July the fourth in the market town
Farmers have come for miles around
Bringing their wives and children.
I knew it would not take long to find a fourth of July reference in the world of prog rock. One of the wonderful aspects of the genre is just how accomplished the artists are musically. Many have had a […]

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Circle Of Fate are a Chicago based band that has been around for a decade. Like so many fabulous bands they are looking for that one break into the big time. They have just released a new album Back To Life, and I think this may well be that big break they are seeking.
When I […]

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Nick is complaining to Nikki that they are restricted to the hallway at the hospital so she is trying to calm him down. Victor can’t find the hospital administrator because the guy is off sailing. Michael comes in with more bad news saying that Summer is now in custody of the state. Victor and Nikki […]

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As alluded to in my review of Son of a Wanted Man, I’ve lately been revisiting my first childhood and getting a head start on the second while I can still enjoy it by watching a lot of B-western films, mostly rented from Netflix but occasionally showing up on Turner Classic Movies. (If you’re similarly […]

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