Was Mohamed Atta Gay?
My friend Connor Kilpatrick just told me the incredible news that the Cold War classic My Son John is being released this summer on video. I first learned about this film—which features Helen Hayes, an incredibly campy Robert Walker, and Van Heflin—in Nora Sayre’s fantastic book Running Time, which I also recommend. I had pretty much forgotten about the movie. Then 9/11 happened, and suddenly rumors began to surface that Mohamed Atta was guy. The whole thing was so reminiscent of the plot and premise of My Son John that I had to revisit the film and write about it for a piece I did in the New York Times Magazine. It’s funny re-reading that piece now; you get a […]
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