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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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The Inner Game of Tennis (1974) by W. Timothy Gallwey
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not a great one for reading non-fiction that doesn’t have to do with work: … Continue reading
Posted in Book Recs
Tagged bjorn borg, john mcenroe, sports psychology, tennis, theories
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Late Night Thoughts – Part I – “Second Wife Syndrome”
(NB – For some reason, I get ideas at odd times of the night. I sleep with a notepad on my dresser. Sometimes, though, I can’t get to bed before writing things down… and this is one of those results.) … Continue reading
Posted in masculinities, Uncategorized
Tagged anne boleyn, arson, husbands, jane eyre, literature, marriage, masculinities, movies, royals, stereotypes, theories
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Celluloid Men – Part I: The Canadian Edition
Believe me when I say, this will not be a one-time theme for this blog. Men and the movies is my default subject when men and warfare have exhausted me. Considering I’m knee-deep in the index for Ulster’s Men, movies … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, masculinities
Tagged ambiguity, Canadiana, Captain Kirk, Captain Von Trapp, fantasy, hockey, masculinities, movies, stereotypes, theories, Wolverine
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