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The toxin clostridium botulinum was in his body when he died in 1973, days after Chile’s military coupOne of the most enduring mysteries in modern Chilean history may finally have been solved after forensic experts determined that the Nobel prize-winni…
Henry VIII’s second wife was a deeply religious woman who resisted his advances for years, according to fresh researchAnne Boleyn was found guilty of adultery, incest and conspiracy – all, almost certainly, false charges trumped up by Henry VIII – and …
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: On January 1, 2023, a swath of books, films, and songs entered the public domain. The public domain is not a place — it refers to all the creative works not protected by an intellectual property la…
Tuesday was the official publication date of A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back. It broke into the 2000s on the Amazon best-seller list.
Reviews in the New York Times, Cory Doctorow’s blog, Science, and the Associated Press.
I wrote essays related to the book for CNN and John Scalzi’s blog.
Two podcast interviews: Keen On and Lawfare. And a written interview for the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Lots more coming, I believe. Get your copy here.
And—last request—right now there’s one Amazon review, and it’s not a good one. If people here could leave reviews, I would appreciate it…
Biographer of Utah senator and former presidential nominee ‘astonished by his level of candor’ in cooperating with new bookIn a new biography, the Utah senator and former US presidential nominee Mitt Romney will reportedly consider the Republican party…
With music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Joss Stone, the show based on Audrey Niffenegger’s bestseller will open in autumnA musical based on Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveller’s Wife, with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Joss Stone, will ope…
Mark Pomerantz writes of frustration of attempt to make hush money to Stormy Daniels a money-laundering caseDonald Trump’s hush money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels is a “zombie case” that keeps coming back from the dead, a former New Yo…
Author, 75, who was attacked in August 2022 in upstate New York, stresses importance of US giving asylum to exiled writersSpeaking out for the first time since being stabbed at a literary event in New York last year, the author Salman Rushdie described…
Jenny Radcliffe is a professional ‘people hacker’ – someone who claims she can get past anyone and get in anywhere. No building is secure. How does she do it? Plus, an extract from her memoir ‘Do I look like someone to mess with?” says Jenny Radcliffe…
Mark Pomerantz, who was on New York team investigating tax affairs, reportedly compares ex-president to John GottiNew York prosecutors building a case against Donald Trump for allegedly lying about his wealth for tax purposes had to show the former pre…