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Michaelmas Mystery

Some related material in this journal: “Peter J. Cameron” + Magic.

The Hades Factor

Happy birthday to Mira Sorvino. Related material: Today’s posts Hitchcockian,  Darkness and Light, and Requiem for Abse. Some context for the last of these: The conclusion of last…

Requiem for Abse

Darkness and Light

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Hitchcockian

“I call it Hitchcockian.” — Helen Mirren on her 2010 film “The Debt” An obituary from BBC News on Sept. 22, 2014: Israeli Mossad spy Mike Harari dies,…

Sermon

“… just as God defeats the devil: this bridge exists….” — André Weil The bridge illustration is thanks to Magneto.

Imaginary Bridge

In memory of Nicholas Romanov, who reportedly died on Sept. 15, 2014 (British time). Frank Rich in a New York Times  book review with online date July 31, 2014:…

Software, Hardware

“Pinker’s love for the nuts and bolts of language (he calls verbs his ‘little friends’) is equally matched by his appreciation for, and command of, the way it’s…

The Ten

Ten'll getcha twenty.

Plan B: Books

Above: Frank Langella in “Starting Out in the Evening” Right: Johnny Depp in “The Ninth Gate“ “One must proceed cautiously, for this road— of truth and falsehood in…