It's been an interesting week, launched by AMC TV's reboot of the cult classic "The Prisoner." AMC TV also wisely launched a site dedicated to the original 1960s British series, a bizarre tour of the power of the individual faced with kidnapping,...

Paul H. Smith (in my humble opinion) is the author of the definitive history of America's psychic spy program (following after Jim Schnabel's ground-breaking book, which was, interestingly enough, the subject of several files in CIA's STAR GATE...

Patrick McGoohan must be rolling over in his grave. McGoohan was the creative genius behind the 1960s British 17-episode allegorical television series The Prisoner. For those not familiar with this classic exploration of the will of man, the role of...

There's been a lot of talk over the years about "the disturbing message" wrapped inside the alleged "core story" of U.S. government contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence. On Thursday night (actually very early Friday morning here) I told Coast...

Although I haven't had a chance to see The Men Who Stare at Goats movie, the reviews are pouring in and it doesn't look good for Clooney and Company. Ouch! I'm still looking forward to seeing the fictionalized version of Jon Ronson's darkly humorous...