by Hank Nuwer | Aug 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Well, Goodbye, Dolly: a Tribute to Ms. Parton By Hank Nuwer Way back in 1976 for a now defunct magazine, I was assigned Dolly Parton’s new album and concert appearance north of LA in Ventura, California. Her RCA record label put out a huge spread of veggies and...
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...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole, True Crime, Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer Preface: Was Edith Vonnegut’s death a suicide? Due to the gravity of a person leaving this life by suicide,...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 4, 2026 | Nazi Party Database Search, Sports, Uncategorized
Searchable Nazi Party membership records preserved by the U.S. National Archives indicate that at least four German athletes who earned medals in the 1936 Summer and Winter Olympics belonged to the Nazi Party. The records do not explain why these athletes joined the...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 4, 2026 | Nazi Party Database Search, Uncategorized
A search of the DIE ZEIT database of Nazi Party membership records appears to add a new detail to the historical record concerning Gustav Schwarzenegger, father of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The database lists Gustav Schwarzenegger, born Aug. 1,... by Hank Nuwer | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Although I found fault with “And So It Goes,” the biography of Kurt Vonnegut, I found this interview with Shields on editing to be well worth the reading. Perhaps the problem with accuracy lies with his editors. Shields said this to an interviewer: I don’t...
