Ken Burns

“The U.S. and the Holocaust” Looks into the Mirror and the Abyss

You know how this story ends. Six million murdered. Nothing will bring them back.  But the exhortation is that we…

3 years ago

“Muhammad Ali” Covers Dramatic Arc of a Man and His Country

On October 2, 1980, my parents took me to the home of family friends who subscribed to OnTV so we…

4 years ago

New Ken Burns Documentary Explores Hemingway’s Troubled Humanity

Ken Burns made his bones with uniquely styled long-form documentaries of epic sweep. The Civil War. Baseball. Jazz. His more…

5 years ago

Hot Weather, a Shortage of a Great Vision

By James Preston Allen, Publisher These days, even sitting at your computer can leave you drenched with sweat. It is…

11 years ago