A. Brad Schwartz
@abradschwartz.bsky.social
Historian of Media, Fake News, and Propaganda. Author/Co-Author of BROADCAST HYSTERIA; SCARFACE AND THE UNTOUCHABLE; ELIOT NESS AND THE MAD BUTCHER. Michigan Wolverine with a Princeton PhD.
Welles gave a legendary performance at that Halloween press conference, trying to project absolute sincerity and sadness. But the common notion that he was secretly delighted is more legend than fact.
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Welles gave a legendary performance at that Halloween press conference, trying to project absolute sincerity and sadness. But the common notion that he was secretly delighted is more legend than fact.
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
A tradition is a tradition…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A tradition is a tradition…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
And if it’s 8pm Eastern time, on October 30th, I’m tuning in to WAR OF THE WORLDS…
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM