Monthly Archives: August 2023

Kennedy Defended Controversial Lit

By Robin Bates | Published: August 31, 2023

J.F. Kennedy praised lit that challenges society.

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Russia’s Kafkaesque Legal System

By Robin Bates | Published: August 30, 2023

Kafka’s “Trial” describes the current Russian justice system.

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The Greater Love? Family or Big Brother?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 29, 2023

Why do people choose Trump over loved ones? “1984” provides an explanation.

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Trump’s Lawyers as Wormtongue

By Robin Bates | Published: August 28, 2023

Trump’s indicted lawyers may follow the trajectory of Wormtongue in “Lord of the Rings.”

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Barbie, Ken, and Milton’s Paradise Lost

By Robin Bates | Published: August 27, 2023

“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig says “Paradise Lost” was a major inspiration.

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St. Peter, Master of Misunderstanding

By Robin Bates | Published: August 26, 2023

Malcolm Guite captures the beauty of St. Peter’s impulsive behavior.

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Shohei Like a Superhero in a Novel

By Robin Bates | Published: August 24, 2023

Baseball phenom resembles a character in Coover’s novel “Universal Baseball Association.”

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The Trumpists That Didn’t Bark

By Robin Bates | Published: August 23, 2023

There a dog that’s not barking in Trump World at the moment: Trumpists are not showing up at his indictments.

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Clifton’s Poem about a Lynching Victim

By Robin Bates | Published: August 22, 2023

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of a Jasper, Texas lynching. Lucille Clifton has a poem about victim James Byrd.

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