- I watched The Long Walk with Mary on 21 March 2026 for the first time. The book was one of my favorites from my childhood, and I was happy the film followed the book more closely than other Stephen King adaptations. Each character was familiar as they were introduced. Overall the movie had a dream-like feeling with The Major being a caricature. The spectactors played a negligible role, adding to the feeling the walk was a personal experience. SThe ending was a surprise (a deviation from the book) and felt a little predictable and melodramatic. Later I learned The Major was played by Mark Hamill, something I had not realized while watching.
- John Tyler (Wikipedia)
John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison, succeeding to the presidency following Harrison’s death 31 days after assuming office. Tyler was a stalwart supporter and advocate of states’ rights, including regarding slavery, and he adopted nationalistic policies as president only when they did not infringe on the states’ powers. His unexpected rise to the presidency posed a threat to the presidential ambitions of Henry Clay and other Whig politicians and left Tyler estranged from both of the nation’s major political parties at the time.