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<b>A Spy Among Friends: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Give Life to the Treachery of the Notorious British Double Agent, Kim Philby</b>

A Spy Among Friends: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Give Life to the Treachery of the Notorious British Double Agent, Kim Philby

Books, News + Views, Personalities, Politics, TVMarch 24, 2023

I am fascinated by the true story of Kim Philby, a highly-placed intelligence officer in Britain’s MI6 special intelligence service — the British equivalent of…

Yet Another Book on the Royals: <i>Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor</i>

Yet Another Book on the Royals: Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor

Books, PersonalitiesOctober 9, 2022

Whew! It’s difficult keeping up with the growing number of new books out chronicling the comings and goings of Britain’s royal family. The latest would…

Actor Tom Hanks: From Two-Time Oscar Winner to First-Time Novelist

Actor Tom Hanks: From Two-Time Oscar Winner to First-Time Novelist

Books, PersonalitiesOctober 4, 2022

So, the photo you see of Tom Hanks at the top of this post obviously is not recent. Indulge me here. This pic of Hanks…

<i>Confidence Man</i>: NYTimes’ Maggie Haberman’s Deep Dive into All Things Trump

Confidence Man: NYTimes’ Maggie Haberman’s Deep Dive into All Things Trump

Books, News + Views, Personalities, PoliticsOctober 3, 2022

I am over the moon. Maggie Haberman, political correspondent at the New York Times, has a new book coming out this week, and the political…

Jenifer Lewis Walks In Joy

Jenifer Lewis Walks In Joy

Books, News + Views, PersonalitiesSeptember 23, 2022

I caught a cable interview with Hollywood funny-woman Jenifer Lewis this past week in which she discussed her recently-published memoir Walking in My Joy: In…

<i>The Divider</i> Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

The Divider Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

BooksSeptember 16, 2022

The pre-release hype on this book has been through the roof, and that’s saying something considering the number of best-sellers about all-things-Trump published over the…

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