john kennedy toole

Without Puerto Rico we would not have ‘A Confederacy of Dunces.’

From 1961-1963 John Kennedy Toole was stationed at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, on the outskirts of San Juan. An honored and respected...

Oct 1, 20172 min read

Last night a group of actors gathered in the classroom of screenwriter Henry Griffin at the University of New Orleans to read David...

Sep 19, 20143 min read

On a rainy day in July, I drove from Laupheim to Ichenhausen, a small village in western Bavaria where, in 1878 Carl Laemmle at twelve...

Sep 17, 20145 min read

Carla Laemmle, one of the last actresses of the silent film era, passed away last Friday. She was the niece of Carl Laemmle and, most...

Jun 16, 20141 min read