I have dropped “Sports Saturday” in order to open up more writing time for myself and from here on out will blog only six days a week. I will continue to write occasional posts about sports and literature, however.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Après Peyton, le Déluge
News that Peyton Manning may be out for part or all of the upcoming football season puts me in mind of the future of the Geats after Beowulf’s death.
Reading for Fun, the Best Education
In “Northanger Abbey,” Jane Austen advocates the ideal way to raise one’s kids: encourage them to read good literature and they will learn the life lessons that they need.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady", Alexander Pope, Alice in Wonderland, James Thompson, Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll, Measure for Measure, Northanger Abbey, Othello, Reading to children, Seasons, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Comments closed
The Gothic Drama of Tabloid Celebrities
In a New York Times article, Carina Chocano writes that tormented celebrities like Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton are living lives that resemble classic gothics
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Celebrity, Gothics, Mysteries of Udolpho Comments closed
Dirty Work = Heart of Darkness
In “Heart of Darkness,” Joseph Conrad indirectly teaches us that doing work that contributes to human misery will take a toll, however much we try to focus just on the work.
A Shimmering of Wind in the Blue Leaves
In her poem “Of Being,” Denise Levertov believes that mystery of creation outweighs the “looming presences” of great suffering and fear.
Transfixed by the Batted Blocked Clubbed Kicked and Clobbered Ball
This poem by Scott Bates is about the dream of sports as it contrasts with its often bloated reality.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Weekend Athletics with Bears and Elephants, Scott Bates Comments closed
Can Art Change Big Brother?
The Oscar-winning German film “The Lives of Others” speaks to the ability of art to change people’s lives.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Memory of Marie A", 1984, Bertolt Brecht, Film, George Orwell, Lives of Others, Secret police, Stasi Comments closed
