In this Scott Bates fantasy, a renegade scholar breaks library protocol with a bright red yo-yo.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
To Win Ohio, Read the Rabbit Books
Updike’s “Rabbit” novels hold a key to understanding the independent voter.
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Defeating the White Whale of Race Hatred
With a little imagination, “Moby Dick” can be dramatized as a story about race relations.
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Haunted by the Absent Music
“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” episode in “Wind in the Willows” is a powerful expression of pantheism.
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A Runner’s Dark Thoughts
In Alan Sillitoe’s vision, running can put us in touch with our inner pain.
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The Power of Political Narrative
Narrative has become more important than ever in political campaigns.
Petraeus: Karenina, Oedipus, or Antony?
The David Petraeus affair–is it 19th century melodrama or high tragedy?
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Autumn Striptease
As Scott Bates sees it, trees in autumn are involved in a joyous striptease.
Everyone Has a Place at the Table
Tobias Smollett’s depiction in “Humphry Clinker” of different perspectives on social change is relevant today.
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