John le Carré has died
Some years ago the editor of the New Yorker at the time was interviewed - probably "Fresh Air" on NPR or something like it, maybe a podcast, I don't honestly remember.  But I do remember the conversation - the editor was asked what he did to relax away from his duties at the magazine, what did he do to unwind?  He replied that he watched the BBC series "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Smiley's People", over and over again because he thought they were absolute perfection, something that could never be improved with change.  I tend to agree, thank you John le Carre' for bringing these stories and characters to life.  Thank you Sir Alec Guiness for being - and I mean being - George Smiley.