9 posts and columns on World War II

Viral Video: Puppet-tastic "Jackboots on Whitehall"

in News on September 27, 2010 at 1:02 am PT

BoomTown is not even going to try to explain this trailer for the movie “Jackboots on Whitehall,” except to say: No 3-D. Foul-mouthed puppets. World War II.

Viral Video: Anne Frank Film Finally Online

in News on October 5, 2009 at 1:06 am PT

Last week, the only known filmed images of doomed teenage diarist Anne Frank were posted online. The short film, from 1941, is part of a whole channel the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam launched on YouTube last week. The clip of the inspiring Frank has had close to 1.7 million views so far and is well worth a look.
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Apology for Turing's Treatment Stirs the Twittersphere

in News on September 14, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

In life, Alan Turing helped win World War II and sowed the seeds for the modern computer industry. In death, the persecuted British mathematician may provide some lessons about how public opinion reverberates in cyberspace. Responding to a petition posted on the Web site for Number 10 Downing Street, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown late Thursday apologized for what he characterized as the “appalling” treatment of Turing 55 years earlier by British officials.

Welcome to 1945…

in News on January 9, 2009 at 6:35 am PT

The market was expecting the worst in the government’s latest monthly employment report and it was not disappointed. “Job losses were large and widespread across most major industry sectors,” the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The U.S. economy lost 524,000 jobs in December, closing out the worst year for job attrition since World War II, according to the BLS. Total job losses for 2008: 2.6 million, the largest decline since 2.750 million jobs were lost in 1945. A 16-year high. Congratulations, folks….

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CES Economist: Gadgets Are Necessities Now

in News on January 7, 2009 at 2:27 pm PT

Yes, this may be the worst recession America has seen since World War II. But the people who are bringing us the Consumer Electronics Show would like to point out that sales of tech products are actually faring pretty well when compared to what happened during previous recessions.