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Why do bridges in Star Wars never have railings?
THE FOLLOWING THINK-PIECE IS FULL OF SPOILERS FOR STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SEE IT BY NOW. READ AT YOUR OWN PERIL. OR, BETTER YET, JUST TRY WALKING ACROSS A BRIDGE TOWARDS A MAN … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Culture, Musings, The Empire Strikes Back
Tagged character death, christmas, fantasy, force awakens, Han Solo, harrison ford, heroism, indiana jones, kylo ren, movies, Princess Leia, rant, Rhett Butler, spoilers, star wars
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If I Picked The Winners… The New Cabinet
Election night two weeks ago was like the Oscars for poli-sci junkies in Canada. Millions of us stayed up far into the night to see who would win, even though fairly early on in the night, it was kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Gender, Musings, Politics
Tagged 2015, cabinet, Canadiana, Charlotteotwn Conference, justin trudeau, liberal party, ministers, politics
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Spine-tinglers: A Truly Creepy Childhood Hallowe’en
It’s October 31st and beautifully sunny. That means I can actually write this brief post without looking over my shoulder half a dozen times or panicking as soon as I hear an unfamiliar creek in the apartment. Hallowe’en as an … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Culture, Musings
Tagged animation, childhood, dark crystal, disney, fantasia, hallowe'en, jim henson, legends, night on bald mountain, skeksis, sleepy hollow, terror, washington irving
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“Kings are killed, Mr Garrison” ~ The Kennedy Craze Fifty Years On
The moment of silence has just been called for in Dealey Plaza. The bells are ringing. It’s been fifty years to the minute since John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot to death. I was born eighteen years after the Kennedy Assassination. … Continue reading
Posted in executions, Musings
Tagged 22 November 1963, C. S. Lewis, Caroline Kennedy, conspiracy, Dallas, Dealey Plaza, Donald Sutherland, grassy knoll, irish diaspora, Irishmen, JFK, Jim Garrison, Kennedy Assassination, Kevin Costner, kings, movies, naivete, Narnia, Oliver Stone, sexualities, theories, Thorn Birds, Zapruder
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As Good As It Gets… for academics
One of my favourite historians is S. E. Duff, who writes about South Africa, empire, food, feminism, and a plethora of other things. Recently, she discussed her superstitions when it came to the writing process. The following quickly caught my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Musings
Tagged academia, Appetite for Destruction, Axl Rose, books, British Library, conferences, eccentricities, Guns N' Roses, historians, history, insanity, Jurassic Park, libraries, Michelangelo, obsessive compulsive disorder, procrastination, quirks, S. E. Duff, writing, Yoda
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#darcyforthewin
Mr Darcy is 200 years old today. That’s a lot of candles on the cake. If Bridget Jones is capable of drinking something real tonight, I’m sure she’d pick something celebratory… maybe a Moet or a Veuve Clicquot. Or a … Continue reading
To Sir, With Love
Dear Sir, You see, this is why I don’t write fan letters – I’m rubbish at them. So, don’t think of this as a fan letter; instead, it is a heart-felt attempt to summarize what you’ve meant to me, to … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged farewells, Henry Higgins, Henry II, Irishmen, Lawrence of Arabia, London, movies, oscars, Peter O'Toole, Pygmalion, Richard Burton, T. E. Lawrence, tribute, What's New Pussycat?
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The Weight of Books
I just moved to a new apartment in a new city. As many, if not all, of you will know, moving homes involves a lot of planning… and a lot of boxes. In my case, it also involved that careful … Continue reading
Posted in Book Recs, Musings
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, American Civil War, books, Canadian history, Crime and Punishment, English courses, Ernest Hemingway, fantasy, fiction, Gettysburg, historical fiction, Irishmen, Jeff Daniels, Lawrence of Arabia, libraries, Michelangelo, Peter O'Toole, Pickett's Charge, Richard Burton, Shelby Foote, Sir William Johnson, The Great Gatsby, The Newsroom, The Odysssey, The West Wing, University of Toronto, war
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