Andrea Richards writes about outdated media, film history, lost lands, and forgotten philosophical systems. She is the author of two books and is at work on third, concerning occultism in the early Hollywood film community. She lives in Los Angeles.

• February 2010: What You Can’t Learn Collecting Esoteric Books
  Uncle Vernie’s forgotten library reveals deep riches from the fringes of intellectual history, including several “harsh and gnarly cleanses.”