The Memory Cache

The Memory Cache is the personal blog site of Wayne Parker, a Seattle-based writer and musician. It features short reviews of books, movies and TV shows, and posts on other topics of current interest.

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Saturday, February 11, 2023

Book Review: Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It (2022). Richard V Reeves.

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I recently read this truly excellent book by Richard Reeves, on a topic which the author mentions he was discouraged from writing about by s...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Movie Review: Good Night, Oppy (2022). Amazon Prime.

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This enchanting documentary of space exploration in our own era tells an uplifting story of our intelligent machines, and the fascinating ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Book Review: Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity and Democracy (2023). Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud.

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This brand new non-fiction book combines the true story of a recent masterpiece of complex investigative journalism with revelations that ar...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Movie Review: Operation Mincemeat (2021). On Netflix.

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This interesting recent movie on Netflix is a good docudrama about one of the more audacious Allied intelligence operations and victories of...

Personal Note: Phasing Out Rock and Roll Friday

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From early on here at The Memory Cache , I’ve used the fourth Friday of each month as my day for posting reviews and writing about pop music...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Movie Review: She Said (2022). In Theaters and on Peacock.

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Last year I wrote a review of Catch and Kill , Ronan Farrow’s excellent non-fiction autobiographical thriller about his attempts to research...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Book Review: Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth (2019). Gordon L. Dillow.

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I stumbled on this intriguing book over the holidays, in a pile of remaindered science books in one of our local bookstores. It turned out ...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Book Review: Slow Horses (2010). Mick Herron.

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Hello, and welcome to the new year here at The Memory Cache . Today we're talking about spies, and novels about them.   I recently becam...
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Wayne Parker
I'm Wayne Parker, a Seattle-based writer, musician, and former IT professional (now retired). My main purpose in creating this blog is to write and share short reviews of good books I've read, and good movies and TV I've seen, for your use and entertainment, as well as for my own reference. In the future, I hope to add occasional posts on other topics of interest and opinion as well. Please drop by frequently, and see what's new!
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