by david allan van nostrand | Mar 25, 2024 | Human Behavior, The iterative process, The Wayback Machine
The first White House bowling alley was a gift given to President Harry Truman. It was two lanes installed in the basement of the White House, later moved by President Dwight Eisenhower to the old Executive Office Building. The original alley was converted into the...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 18, 2024 | Anthropology, Rituals, The world around us
Recently some old friends and colleagues wrote letters praising my teaching, researching, and writing talents. They wrote things that went far beyond the usual and I was moved by their comments. I felt a bit like Tom Sawyer the time he, Huckleberry Finn, and Joe...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 11, 2024 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, The iterative process, The world around us
In 1956, the film Around the World in 80 Days was based on the book of the same name by Jules Verne. David Niven had the Fogg role and the rescued woman was Shirley MacLaine. Throughout the movie, many notable actors from the period made cameo appearances, including...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 4, 2024 | Human Behavior, Point of view, Sociology
Reefer Madness was a deliberately false and misleading film made to influence parents’ thinking about the dangers of marijuana. As they watched the story, parents learned that pushers get high school kids hooked on marijuana, which makes the kids go insane...
