
Let Us Now Discuss Gone With The Wind
There are two ways this can go: desperate attempt to defend this oh-so 1930’s take on historical drama, or dump … Continue reading Let Us Now Discuss Gone With The Wind
There are two ways this can go: desperate attempt to defend this oh-so 1930’s take on historical drama, or dump … Continue reading Let Us Now Discuss Gone With The Wind
This may sounds like the typical lament of social media, but I got into an argument yesterday that bored me. … Continue reading The Only Argument That Matters is Performance
Per historian A.J.P. Taylor’s The Origins of the Second World War, which was something of a classic when it came out, … Continue reading The Surprising Cause of the Second World War
In retrospect, both of the statements in this headline invite a “duh” response. HBO’s current stock-in-trade is prestige TV series, … Continue reading HBO’s Chernobyl is Misery Porn, and Therefore Largely Inaccurate
Which is always assumed, but somehow never demonstrated. Paul got wealth and prestige and money by spreading the doctrine of … Continue reading John C. Wright on The Grand Christian Conspiracy
One of these days, I’m going to write one of these that’s not about the Stuart dynasty in some way. … Continue reading Quick Review: The Favourite
I have been sick and busy and sick these last few days, and am currently unable to even describe my … Continue reading Mark Steyn on Winston Churchill
Here’s a book with a great title: Mud, Blood, and Poppycock: Britain and the Great War. From the description: Laced … Continue reading World War I May Finally Start Getting It’s Due
No horse was going to save him. Read the whole thing, as it’s very interesting, and jibes with what accounts … Continue reading Richard III was Attacked All At Once, Died Swiftly
I don’t know if it’s my subconscious ruminating on the debased state of American politics, or just the idle curiosity … Continue reading Madness in Great Ones Must Not Unwatched Go.