by Hank Nuwer | Aug 10, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer On the third day of the German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge, Colonel Charles C. Cavender, commander of the 423rd Infantry Regiment, asked for...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 10, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
First published as “Deadeye Kurt” in the Cordova Times. By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut described his father as a gentle, soft-spoken pacifist....
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 8, 2026 | Alaska Tales, Travel Reviews
By Hank Nuwer: First published in the Cordova Times Bad news made headlines on April 1, 1937, but it was no April Fool’s joke. Officials at the Kennecott Corporation announced on April 1, 1937, that the copper mine would close within two years....
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 6, 2026 | Humor, True Crime
Photo: Louis Kenneth Neu by Hank Nuwer One casualty of shrinking newspapers is the disappearance of wonderfully weird stories that once filled their pages. When a murderer named Louis Kenneth Neu went to the gallows in Louisiana in 1935, the Indianapolis Star reported...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Nazi Party Database Search, Sports, Uncategorized
Further research is needed to determine whether Germany’s celebrated lawn tennis champion Cilly Aussem was a member of the Nazi Party. Given the gravity of Nazi Party membership, I think it’s important to distinguish clearly between what the records...
