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Tag Archives: Richard Burton
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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Sentences of Death: Infamous Executions and the Power of Romantic Nationalism
If an execution is done well, it is – barring a “traitor’s death” — supposed to be painless. If one’s heart and intestines are not being ripped from the body post-genital mutilation but prior to decapitation, then the bullet, axe, … Continue reading
Posted in executions, Heroism
Tagged anne boleyn, Canada, Canadian history, Henry II, heroism, Irish history, Irishmen, John Brown, Louis Riel, Manitoba, martyrdom, masculinities, Orangemen, Padraic Pearse, Red River Rebellion, Richard Burton, Roger Casement, saints, symbolism, Thomas Becket, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas More, Thomas Scott
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Mid-Atlantic Musings 