Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Game of Thrones wiki + locations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones https://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures Pretty amazing, the novel series, the TV series and the production. I read the first 4 books, but after that--too many characters and I liked the ice part more than the water part. I only liked some of the casting, as sometimes the actors did not seem to fit GRRM's descriptions--e.g. horse-faced Arya. I liked the costumes. Maybe too many dragons--I would have liked to see more of the dire wolves. But it's a metaphor or an allegory, the dragons=nuclear weapons. km

Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share