Tag: British Royal Family

• Book Review: The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin

  There’s almost constant chatter about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but long before there was a Harry and Meghan, there was a David and Wallis. While the severity of what happened during what will forever be known as the Abdication Crisis does not compare to the “spare” and his wife stepping back from royal…

  michardillo

  April 23, 2026

  books

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• Obsession: Calvin Klein Has Nothing on Me

  Obsession: ob·ses·sion (əbˈseSHən) noun; plural noun: obsessions; (1) the state of being obsessed with someone or something. Ex: “she cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession”; (2) an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind. Ex: “he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist”.…

  michardillo

  July 5, 2015

  Essay

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