Tag Archives: Cold War

Armageddon Theater: The Day After

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mike

Originally written for Primary Ignition’s “Mayan Apocalypse Survival Guide,” December 21, 2012. By the 1980s, children of the Cold War knew that those “duck and cover” drills were meaningless. We were living in the era of ICBMs and the doctrine … Continue reading →

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Hofstadter’s “Number Numbness,” Revisited

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Mike

Originally posted to the blog “Randomize at Will,” September 2011.  In his May 1982 article, “On Number Numbness,” noted author, Gödel enthusiast and master of all things complicated Douglas Hofstadter eloquently laments a global decline in the appreciation and comprehension … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems: Captain America #155-156 (Marvel Comics, 1972)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Mike

Originally written for the website Primary Ignition, October 2010. TITLE: Captain America and The Falcon #155 & 156 AUTHOR: Steve Englehart PENCILLER: Sal Buscema PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics ORIGINAL PRICE: 20 cents RELEASED: November and December 1972 By Mike Bessler Contributor, Commisar of Comic Book History It was … Continue reading →

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