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Pseudonyms: Unmasking the Actors

Posted on February 20, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Drama: An Actor’s Education John Lithgow’s journey is an interesting read. For the most part, it’s a smorgasbord of show business names, places and projects. It is also a treasure trove of mystery, at least for me. Whenever John has … Continue reading →

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Spies: A Legacy of the Cold War

Posted on January 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A Legacy of Spies I got this book in the mail yesterday, and I’m already halfway through reading it. It is John le Carré’s 25th book, but it is the first time that two previous novels have been referenced in … Continue reading →

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Is the Moon a Balloon?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Jonathan Cainer’s Guide to the Zodiac Jonathan died in 2016. He would have been 60 years old today. It’s taken me a while to get around to that fact. I read his daily horoscopes in the Daily Mail, the … Continue reading →

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Playing the Game of Life to the End

Posted on December 6, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Ready Player One “In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the … Continue reading →

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Perry Mason: the making of a legend

Posted on November 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

This was the opening sequence of the very first episode of the hit television program. The date was September 21, 1957. History was made that night. Although most people will remember Raymond Burr in this role, Perry Mason didn’t start … Continue reading →

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Operation Dynamo

Posted on August 14, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Dunkirk Evacuation “On 26 May, Lord Gort received two telegrams, one from Anthony Eden, another from the War Office. The first warned him that evacuation might prove necessary, the second confirmed that it was now necessary. In overall charge of … Continue reading →

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