Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sad Christie Knows Nothing

By Robin Bates | Published: January 13, 2014

Chris Christie has resorting to plausible deniability such as that discussed in Shakespeare’s “Richard II” and “Antony and Cleopatra.”

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The Dove Descends, the Spirit Soars

By Robin Bates | Published: January 12, 2014

The baptism of Jesus, like his birth, symbolizes a moment when divinity enters the world.

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Cats as Transformation Artists

By Robin Bates | Published: January 11, 2014

This Jean Cocteau poems captures the mercurial nature of cats.

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The Bard as Couples Counselor

By Robin Bates | Published: January 10, 2014

Shakespeare charts the way to new kinds of relationships in his cross-dressing comedies.

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An Ideal Mother

By Robin Bates | Published: January 9, 2014

When I think of a mother-son relationship that most matches my own, I think of Betsy Trotwood and David Copperfield.

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What Extreme Cold Teaches Us

By Robin Bates | Published: January 8, 2014

As Coleridge and Mary Oliver teach us, when we are trapped in extreme cold, we come to value life.

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Mowgli Upsets Cincinnati Bengals

By Robin Bates | Published: January 7, 2014

The Cincinnati Bengals losing to San Diego is like Shere Khan losing to Mowgli.

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Why I Blog

By Robin Bates | Published: January 6, 2014

Why I blog.

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Christianity vs. Capitalism

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2014

Conservatives criticizing Pope Francis would benefit from this Robert Nemerov poem.

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