Let’s talk about the Lannisters Continue reading How did Cersei manage to outsmart Tyrion? – Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 3 “The Queen’s Justice”
Hay Festival Conversations: Thirty Conversations for Thirty Year is a lovely anthology of interviews done with authors speaking at the Hay-On-Wye Literary Festival. Continue reading Hay Festival Conversations – Book Review
I have already read 3 different blog posts summarizing the events of ‘Stormborn”, the latest episode of the Game of Thrones. So I am not trying to do the same thing. Instead, let’s take a look at one of the central dilemmas being set up for the next episode – the long-anticipated meeting between Jon Snow and Daenerys. The red witch , Melissandre appears at … Continue reading Game of Thrones Season 7 episode 2 “Stormborn”: Will Jon Snow bend the knee?
I am not usually a fan of war films, and I typically won’t go to the cinema to see them. Don’t get me wrong, I think many war films are excellent, but I find the whole experience of seeing them at the cinema a bit too traumatic. Some reviewers, however, have called Dunkirk Christopher Nolan’s best film yet. It was also rated PG 12. So … Continue reading The problem with Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk”
Choosing which books to read is always a difficult task… Continue reading How I choose my books tag
Despite all of Wickham’s study and learning, the book remains a rather difficult read. Continue reading Chris Wickham’s “Medieval Europe” book review
House Stark has returned to Westeros with a vengeance. Continue reading Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 Dragonstone in facebook updates
I’ve only seen one of the many previous Spider-Man films (Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield in 2012) and I wasn’t initially too enthusiastic about seeing this one. After all, how many times can you recycle the same comic book character? But I was persuaded to give this film a chance thanks to its many positive reviews – and I am glad I did. First of … Continue reading Spider-Man: Homecoming
Last week I watched “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” for the first time. Continue reading Gentlemen prefer blondes, but ladies prefer diamonds. Materialism and the modern woman
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