I had an idea

I had an idea for a medical conspiracy thriller. Since it was non-horror, I didn’t want the publishers and editors bringing a lot of baggage – my history as a genre writer in the SF and horror fields, for instance – to the novel when they read it. I wanted them to consider the book … Read more

Mine is only one

Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, ‘Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.’ Dolly … Read more

I have to always,

I have to always, always pay homage to a woman I never met but she touched me like she touched so many others with that amazing voice, Whitney Houston. The very first time I heard her voice, I knew I wanted to make people feel that way. Even if I couldn’t do all of that … Read more

I never thought I

I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I’d be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She’s like, Hey, baby, this is Mariah. I’m like, I know. I’m Darren. I don’t know what I’m doing here. Darren Criss

Willis Rodney Whitney …

Willis Rodney Whitney … once compared scientific research to a bridge being constructed by a builder who was fascinated by the construction problems involved. Basic research, he suggested, is such a bridge built wherever it strikes the builder’s fancy-wherever the construction problems seem to him to be most challenging. Applied research, on the other hand, … Read more

Whitney proved to be

Whitney proved to be a competent manufacturer, but wasn’t an original inventor to any important degree. Thomas Blanchard was a true genius: his stock making machine was the daddy of all the industrial profiling machinery, like the 1870s universal milling machine, that was the especial American contribution to machining technology. By that time, the British … Read more