Tag Archives: Moby Dick

Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting

Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.

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Moby Dick and Whales with a Grudge

Orca boat attacks are causing me to rethink “Moby Dick.”

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Weeping for Ukraine’s Lost Children

Ukraine longs for its kidnapped children as the Rachel captain in “Moby Dick” longs for his son, lost at sea.

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Avatar II’s Debt to Moby Dick

Cameron’s “Avatar 2” owes a large debt to “Moby Dick.”

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Winter Solstice and Desert Places

In “Desert Places,” Frost finds despair in a handful of snow. Maybe he also has in mind Melville’s discourse on whiteness in “Moby Dick.”

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Moby Dick and The Whale (2022 Movie Version)

In the 2022 film “The Whale,” and English professor searching for authenticity finds it in a childhood essay on “Moby Dick.”

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Ahab & Trump, Two Master Demagogues

For a demagogue with the skills of Donald Trump, check out Captain Ahab. Both know how to get people to act against their best interests.

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Parental Despair over Trump’s Orphans

Spiritual Sunday I don’t throw around the word “evil” lightly, but the Trump administration deliberately and systematically tearing children away from their asylum-seeking parents was evil. Although some of the children were still breastfeeding, Trump and his minions didn’t care enough to ensure the families could be reunited, which means that he may have created […]

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Starbucks Chose Wrong Moby Dick Name

Starbucks took its name from the first mate in “Moby Dick.” The third mate, however, would have been a better fit.

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