Month / March 2016

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  • Oil & Death… on the Rez

    a chilling mini-doc from the NY Times…

  • DIY GIRLS

    A group of young science enthusiasts seem to be turning heads in a refreshing way. Since 2012, the nonprofit DIY GIRLS has held tech workshops for 5th grade girls, largely from low-income…

  • Snapshot from WWII — “Junie”

    This very short graphic novel is based on the WWII experiences of my 94-year-old Grandfather, Edward F. Harris.   Art + Lettering by Bryant Dillon at Fanboy Comics.  

  • Crazy Old

    While researching “The Gray Team,” I met numerous elder victims of crime.  Tax scams where the perp would phish for a social security number, alarming phone calls from “grand-kids” stuck in a…

  • Vegas Odds

    How low can you go in Sin City?  In the 90s, construction began on a labyrinthine system of storm drainage tunnels, originally intended to protect the Strip from flash floods.  At some…

  • We Can Rebuild Him…

    File under “professional envy.” A few years back, I developed a pitch for a 30-for-30 for ESPN that traced the history of Tommy John surgery, a cutting-edge medical procedure invented by Dr.…

  • Smells Like Teen Surveillance

    SoCal startup Geo Listening inked a contract a few years ago with LA’s Glendale School District to monitor student posts on social media and smartphone use for potential violence, drug use, bullying,…

  • A Giant Among Men

    Biopics can be victims of narrative cliches. But, when done right, the hope is a subject’s larger-than-life persona can break the mold. Wrestler Andre the Giant was, if anything, larger than life. …