Author – Journalist — Bon Vivant
Was Shirley Temple a little sexpot? Was she manipulated by Hollywood to send messages only dirty old men would receive? Graham Greene thought so and was sued for libel for expressing it. Looking through her films I can see the evidence of this, but oh how I wish I could un-see.
Read MoreOne of the tech employees who rides a company bus from San Francisco to Silicon Valley engaged me in a dialogue about the flood of tech money into San Francisco real estate. He’s a reasonable guy and I tried to answer in kind. More conversation needed!
Read MoreThe Electronic Frontier Foundation offered journalists tips on keeping their sources safe, but all of them seemed flawed or too technical for the average person to use easily. What’s an investigative journalist to do?
Read MoreInterviewing Kwame Harris for my ESPN story on being gay in the NFL was perhaps the most intriguing encounter I’v
Read MoreA moving tribute to the Golden Gate Bridge on its 75th birthday from pieces of Herb Caen’s columns.
Read MoreA box of items rescued from the NOLA warehouse fire arrives in my house carrying a mystery in the soot and crumbled pages.
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