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Yin & Yang & Chinese Face Reading in “Faces Tell All”

Imagine an app that could analyze faces to match you with your perfect mate. And maybe the app could evolve into fashion advice and party games. But what if someone also used that same face-reading technology to spy on the American population and create propaganda? These are the techno what-ifs…
K.L. Romo
May 21, 2019
Thrillers

Spies, Lies, Goodbyes and the Quest For Blue

The color blue—one of the rarest colors on earth. It is the color of the sky and sea, of eternity, of divinity. And sometimes the color of death. A color which proved to be at the heart of the race for the most coveted porcelain in the world. In The…
K.L. Romo
December 3, 2018
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Old Solutions to New Problems: “Cyberjutsu,” the Ninja Approach to Cybersecurity

Our digital lives depend on cybersecurity. When hackers broke into the computer networks of Home Depot, Staples, Target and Equifax in recent years, customers became victims of identity theft, their credit card numbers stolen and their credit histories compromised. Today, even our national security is threatened. The SolarWinds software breach…
Joanna Poncavage
April 6, 2021
Fiction

The Cold War Returns in the Man from U.N.C.L.E.

So there’s good news for those of you who liked your war cold: This week (which happens to mark the 54th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall), The Man From U.N.C.L.E hits the big screen. And while the movie—a remake of the popular 1960s TV show—may not be…
Michael Ruscoe
August 13, 2015
Fiction

Gayle Lynds spins tale of intrigue in The Assassins

Author Gayle Lynds When master spy Judd Ryder returns in The Assassins (St. Martin's Press; June 30, 2015) the latest thriller from best-selling author Gayle Lynds, he’s not only doing battle with the Carnivore, an infamous Cold War killer. He’s fighting for his life, his reputation and his destiny—all the…
Michael Ruscoe
June 27, 2015