Monthly Archives: July 2012

Women Still Treated as Hysterical

By Robin Bates | Published: July 13, 2012

While an enjoyable romantic comedy set in Victorian times, the film “Hysteria” touches on issues raised by the GOP’s “war on women.”

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Prince Hal in Today’s School System

By Robin Bates | Published: July 12, 2012

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

By Robin Bates | Published: July 11, 2012

Essayist Dylan Nice describes how Orwell’s essay “Shooting the Elephant” pulled him out of kneejerk rightwing prejudices.

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2012 Election Mirrors Great Gatsby

By Robin Bates | Published: July 10, 2012

The Romney weekend fundraising event in the Hamptons uncomfortably mirrors the parties that occur in the Hamptons in “The Great Gatsby.”

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Federer: Floating Butterfly, Stinging Bee

By Robin Bates | Published: July 9, 2012

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

By Robin Bates | Published: July 8, 2012

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

By Robin Bates | Published: July 7, 2012

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

By Robin Bates | Published: July 6, 2012

Nora Ephron draw on Woody’s Allen’s “nervous comedies” to save romantic comedies.

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Using Faulkner to Counter Racist Madness

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2012

Faulkner’s “Absolon, Absolon” is a continuing resource for countering the madness of racism.

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