Olenna Tyrell was one of my favorite characters in Game Of Thrones. She was brilliant, a masterful strategist with a keen understanding of human nature. I only know the character from the HBO series (I have not read the books) and it was Diana Rigg who transformed Olenna into a force of nature: regal, lethal,Continue reading “Dame Diana Rigg”
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Vera Lynn and WW2
Iconic albums: The Wall by Pink Floyd will always be among them. The first time I listened to the album, it had a powerful impact on my middle-school-boy self, who keyed in on Roger Walter’s angst over his father’s death in WW2. The most memorable part of the album for me was hearing Vera LynnContinue reading “Vera Lynn and WW2”
Gene Wolfe
Although I would not call myself a science-fiction aficionado, two of my favorite authors are Frank Herbert and Gene Wolfe. Two days after my father died, Wolfe followed (April 14, 2019), two lights dimming together, oddly twinned in my memory. Wolfe’s obituaries appeared in the Washington Post, The New Republic, and The New Yorker. Wolfe’sContinue reading “Gene Wolfe”
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