Monthly Archives: November 2019

Think of Trump Enablers as Wormtongue

By Robin Bates | Published: November 19, 2019

GOP legislators slavishly parroting Trump (and Putin) talking points in the impeachment inquiry reminds me of Wormtongue and Saruman.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 18, 2019

In his parable “Seven Charitable Chimpanzees,” Scott Bates probes the reasons for charitable acts.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 17, 2019

Feuding couples comedies are still going strong since Shakespeare in films like “When Harry Met Sally” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 16, 2019

Like Jesus, George Herbert (in “Scion”) sees the temple, not as a physical structure, but as the human heart.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2019

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has all the effrontery of John Gay’s Mac the Knife, although none of the charm.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 13, 2019

To understand how the GOP was drawn into Trump’s orbit and sullied, read the account of the young couple in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”

By Robin Bates | Published: November 12, 2019

Is Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” a feuding couples comedy? Perhaps yes if you add the adjective “dark.”

By Robin Bates | Published: November 11, 2019

Shaw contributed some great plays to the feuding couples comedy genre, including Man and Superman and Pygmalion.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 10, 2019

For Veterans Day, ask a vet for his or her story. Scott Bates and Tim O’Brien convey the importance of such storytelling.