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It’s a Wonderful Life Into Darkness (Yes, it’s Happening)

By jim_snowden November 19, 2013Movies

If Variety is to be believed, this will happen: Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are collaborating on production of a sequel to Frank Capra’s iconic 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,”…

The Tegernsee, Heinrich Himmler, and the Night of the Long Knives

By jim_snowden November 16, 2013History

The Tegernsee proves once again that, whatever else one might think of the Nazi leadership, they had taste in real estate. A picturesque lake south of Munich, framed by mountains…

Talk to Me Live on Twitter Chat 11/13 @ 6pm Pacific

By jim_snowden November 11, 2013Writing

Our subject will be the lives of women in Nazi Germany during the 1930s, and the way those lives are reflected in Summer of Long Knives. Women's lives ran the gamut…

Summer of Long Knives Can Be Had For Less Than A Dollar This Week

By jim_snowden November 9, 2013Books

My publisher, Booktrope, has put the ebook versions of Summer of Long Knives on sale this week for 99 cents. My reviewers have taken to calling me a "magician with words"…

The Nazi Judiciary

By jim_snowden November 6, 2013History4 Comments

The court system in Nazi Germany was an example of the meandering course of Hitler's efforts to reshape government institutions to suit his interests. Despite the lenient treatment he had…

Resistance to the Nazis in the 1930s

By jim_snowden October 28, 2013History

In the first months of Nazi rule, labor unions and opposition political parties ceased to exist as government and society were subjected to the Gleichschaltung process, which was intended to reorganize all…

RIP Lou Reed

By jim_snowden October 27, 2013Music

Lou, it was a perfect day, and I'm glad I spent it with you. [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMLt9bMd_I&w=560&h=315] [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrIulnAblk&w=420&h=315]

The Story That Got Me Into Grad School

By jim_snowden October 23, 2013Books

I didn't get into grad school in 2000 as I'd hoped. When I asked one of my former professors, who was on the admissions committee, why his program had rejected…

Was There A Nazi Personality?

By jim_snowden October 22, 2013History

One of my Facebook friends posted about a book that led to my thinking about this issue. Here's the exchange: Now I'd like to revise and extend my remarks…

Was Rolf Wundt’s Quest For Justice in Nazi Germany Doomed From the Start?

By jim_snowden October 16, 2013Books

That's the subject of last night's Twitter chat with JZ Bingham. If you'd like to join these Twitter chats live, keep your eyes open Tuesday evenings at 8pm Pacific time.…