by Bruce Rettig | Jan 18, 2019
My early fascination for nuclear proliferation began after watching Stanley Kubrick’s classic cold war film, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” Although the movie appeared in theaters in 1964, I watched it for the first time on our...
by Bruce Rettig | Jan 11, 2019
On a small arctic island, a rumble reverberated across the tundra as government-built houses rocked sideways. On Sunday morning, August 24, 2018, the Alaska Earthquake Center recorded a magnitude 6.4 earthquake fifty-two miles southwest of the village of Kaktovik....
by Bruce Rettig | Jan 4, 2019
Long, solo road trips not only offer the opportunity to enjoy new landscapes and people along the way—they also provide ample time to explore uncharted territory within one’s own head. It’s self-reflection “quality time” and a chance to allow thoughts to twist and...