Viserys I: Ostrich or King?
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May 29, 2020
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Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube. Viserys I Targaryen strove to maintain peace all of his life, yet managed to become one of the…

Why Can’t Women Rule Westeros?
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March 19, 2020
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Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube. Why can’t women rule Westeros? Why was Rhaenyra’s status as Viserys I’s heir so contested—enough to lead to…

Let’s Dance…With Dragons
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February 26, 2020
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Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube The Dance of the Dragons is the most detailed and expansive political conflict George R. R. Martin has…

What Were the Others Defending and Why?
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April 12, 2019
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Part II of Ice Preserves, Video Essay is available on YouTube Why were the Others created? Was it truly just to destroy humans or could we have been wrong about…

Were the Others Actually Created to Destroy Humanity?
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January 14, 2019
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Part I of Ice Preserves, Video Essay is available on YouTube Why were the Others created? Was it truly just to destroy humans or could we have been wrong about…

Queen’s Crown
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September 26, 2018
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Part 1 of Queen’s Crown, Queen’s Justice, Video Essay is available on YouTube To say that a fog of mystery surrounds the key events of Planetos would be an understatement.  Much…

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes or Have Powers
Book Review
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August 21, 2018
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Superheroes are made, not born. Kind of a cheesy sentiment, but one that’s nonetheless true. Having superpowers doesn’t automatically make someone a hero, their choices do. Yet not all heroes…

Anthony Bourdain Definitely Left Something Good Behind
Musing
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June 9, 2018
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Content Warning for mentions of suicide and celebrity death.  The beauty of technology lies in connecting people. Every now and again someone enters your life and changes you from afar—be…