While an enjoyable romantic comedy set in Victorian times, the film “Hysteria” touches on issues raised by the GOP’s “war on women.”
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Women Still Treated as Hysterical
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Prince Hal in Today’s School System
David Brooks argues that today’s “nurturing, collaborative” educational system would have kept Shakespeare’s Prince Hal from becoming one of England’s great kings.
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Orwell Shot Down More Than an Elephant
Essayist Dylan Nice describes how Orwell’s essay “Shooting the Elephant” pulled him out of kneejerk rightwing prejudices.
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Federer: Floating Butterfly, Stinging Bee
In the immortal words of Muhammad Ali, Roger Federer floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee as he won his 7th Wimbledon title yesterday.
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Drought Is a Form of God’s Joy
If we look at a drought through God’s eyes, Rumi tells us, we will see green corn. The same holds for relationships.
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Spanish Soccer as the Lady of Shalott
In “The Lady of Shalott,” beauty can’t stand up against the real world. By winning the European Cup, Spain showed us this doesn’t always have to be the case.
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How Ephron Saved Romantic Comedies
Nora Ephron draw on Woody’s Allen’s “nervous comedies” to save romantic comedies.
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Using Faulkner to Counter Racist Madness
Faulkner’s “Absolon, Absolon” is a continuing resource for countering the madness of racism.
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