"Murder in the Cathedral" is a play written by T.S. Elliot, written and first performed in 1935. The play is a dramatized version of the assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, by knights acting for the King.

The play has a minimal cast: Thomas Beckett, four assassins, four tempters, three priests, and a chorus that explains and philosophizes. It also doesn't have a traditional arrangement into Acts or Scenes, there is just a Part I and Part II.

The writeup above was critical of the play, and I agree with most of its conclusions. Eliot has a beautiful command of language and verse, and there are some beautiful passages. The philosophical arguments, and Becket's acceptance of his fate by accepting the will of God, are also well illustrated. But what that gives us is a beautiful poem, not a great play. Plays require drama--- which means someone has to make a decision. And they require plot, which means incidents have to happen to move that

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Learned something today and thought I'd share some MTG terminology new to me, even though it applies to my favorite commander: Selvala, Explorer Returned.

An italicized word with no rules meaning that ties together abilities on different cards that have similar functionality.
-- Comprehensive Rules Glossary

To elaborate - an ability word appears in italics in the text box at the beginning of some abilities

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"If I die before my dog, let him see my body.
He understands death; if he feels my death he can cry for me.
If he doesn't see me again he will think I abandoned him and he will continue waiting for my return."
-- Unknown


Oncology tells me to keep looking at my feet.

They're on this side of the ground. Despite years of lenten Wednesdays I have not returned to dust.


The PA asks that I fill out…