“Beowulf’s understanding of issues around aging leaders helps us negotiate Biden’s campaign withdrawal.
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Beowulf Biden Steps Down
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Hearing the Celestial Voices
Two shepherd poems to mark the shepherd references in today’s lectionary.
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Tourist Reenacts Euripides’s Bacchae
A female tourist in Florence was recently photographed humping a statue of Dionysus. Euripides would understand.
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J.D. Vance Dreams of Gilead
Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance makes “Handmaid’s Tale” more timely than ever.
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A New Trump Is Like a New Pap Finn
Will a softer Trump emerge after the shooting? It’s as likely as Pap turning over a new leaf in “Huckleberry Finn.”
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Borges on Conspiracy Theories
With Republicans attempting to blame Democrats for the Trump shooting, let’s look at what Borges says about conspiracy theories.
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GOP Veepstakes and Pope’s Dunciad
The current candidates for Trump’s V-P are behaving like Alexander Pope’s dunces.
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Salomé: Material Girl in a Material World
Wilde’s “Salomé” is the story of a material girl trapped in a material world.
Politics Got You Down? Read Rasselas
Feel depressed about Election 2024? Samuel Johnson’s “Rasselas” has some good advice.
