Is the Supreme Court playing Potter to Obamacare’s George Bailey? Will Woody Allen’s version of French tyranny (soufflé and croissant at every meal) be the end result?
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Obamacare: Forcing Soufflé on Everyone
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Adrienne Rich’s Final Dive
In “Diving into the Wreck” Adrienne Rich surveyed the wreckage of post-World War II relationships and charted new paths.
Using Donne to Defend Same Sex Marriage
John Donne’s impatience in “The Canonization” could be that of same sex couples who want to get married and wonder about all the fuss.
Science Tells Us Lit Helps Us with Life
Recent brain research indicates that fiction helps us “understand the complexities of social life.”
Trayvon Martin, Another Emmett Till
The killing of Trayvon Martin reminds me of Emmett Till and a poem written about Emmett’s youthful innocence.
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The Partner of Her Loneliness
In “She Who Reconciles,” Rilke celebrates the gentle yet empowering guest.
Family Melodrama, Iranian Style
The Oscar-winning Iranian film “Separation” builds complication upon complication as families wrestle with difficult conditions.
Such Singing in the Wild Branches
On a beautiful spring morning when she is startled by birdsong, Mary Oliver describes a merging with nature where she “began to understand what the bird was saying.”
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