THE ORIGINAL SIX JUSTICES OF AMERICA’S SUPREME COURT
Here’s a look at the six-Justice Supreme Court when the Court was first established. CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN JAY Served: October 19th, 1789 – June 19th, 1795. (Resigned) Some Highlights: West v Barnes, the first case which saw arguments take place before the Supreme Court. You want a quick turnaround? The arguments were heard on August […]
SWASHBUCKLER MOVIES OF DALE ROBERTSON
Though mostly associated with westerns, Dale Robertson managed to squeeze in a couple of swashbuckler films during his Hollywood career. SON OF SINBAD (1955) – Dale Robertson stars as Sinbad II, son of the original hero of the seven seas. Vincent Price plays his sidekick, the poet Omar Khayyam, so if anachronisms bother you, stay […]
The madman at the bottom of the slope on Tam Đảo | Mai Thảo
A short story in Vietnamese by Mai ThảoTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm Just like that, one bright morning in Saigon, the crazy news my family had been anxiously waiting for the last ten years came flying from the other side of the 17th parallel. My maternal grandmother, the last member of the Nguyễn family left […]
El Noticiero de Alvarez Galloso 