Patrick j kiger biography for kids

  • He's the co-author (with Martin J. Smith) of Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern America.
  • He worked as a newspaper reporter for the Pittsburgh Press, and the Orange County Register in California, where he covered one of the biggest serial murder.
  • Patrick J. Kiger is a journalist, blogger and author based in the Washington, DC, area.

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    "POPLORICA is "the perfect book for those who feel as if their attention spans have become as fractured as a bad MTV video."-- USA Today  

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    I write for Urban Land magazine about the convergence of technological and social change, and how it is changing the places in which we live and work. Here's my article on the future of post-pandemic cities, and how COVID is likely to permanently alter the built environment. I've also written about how northern cities such as Duluth may evolve into havens for migration driven by climate change, and the effect that autonomous vehicles will have on urban

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    Patrick Kiger

    One of the most famous movies set in Washington is The Exorcist, the tale of a Roman Catholic priest's struggle to save a year-old girl named Regan (Linda Blair) from demonic possession, which transfixed theater-goers with its phantasmagoric gore. The William Friedkin-directed film not only was a box office smash, but also became the first horror film ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and four decades after its release,The Exorcist and its D.C. connection continue to resonate in the public imagination.

    Case in point: The film's shocking climax, in which the protagonist, Father Damien Karras (portrayed by Jason Miller) takes the demon Pazuzu into his own body and is hurled to his death, has turned the steep set of steps in Georgetown where it was filmed into a macabre local landmark.

    But The Exorcist has another, even more unsettling connection to the Washington area. William Peter Blatty, who wrote both the screenplay and the bestselling n

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    Kiger, Patrick J.

    PERSONAL:

    Born August 16, , in McKeesport, PA; son of Jerome (a butcher) and Mae (a homemaker; maiden name, Lyons) Kiger; married Martha Pearson (an occupational therapist), July 2, ; children: Jerome Minh. Ethnicity:"Irish-German." Education: Attended Pennsylvania State University, Hobbies and other interests:Music, photography, martial arts.

    ADDRESSES:

    Office—P.O. Box , Takoma Park, MD Agent—Susan Ginsburg, Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, färsk E-mail—[email&#;protected].

    CAREER:

    Pittsburgh (magazine), Pittsburgh, PA, staff writer and assistant editor, ; Pittsburgh Press,Pittsburgh, staff writer, ; Orange County Register,Santa Ana, CA, staff writer, ;Baltimore (magazine), Baltimore, MD, senior writer, ; freelance writer.

    MEMBER:

    American kultur of Journalists and Authors.

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    Benjamin Fine Award, National Association of Secondary School Principals, ; Silver Medal, writer of the year, City and Regional Magazine As