In his novel “New York 2140” Robinson rants about how his climate change warnings fall on deaf ears.
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Robinson’s Cli-Fi Predicts a Grim Future
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DJT and Hegseth, Utopians of Violence
Think of DJT and Hegseth as (to cite Timothy Snyder) “utopians of violence.” Cormac McCarthy explores the phenomenon in “Blood Meridian.”
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Soccer Ecstasy
A Diane Ackerman poem from the 1970s celebrating the beautiful game.
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The Reflecting Pool and the Dead Marshes
Washington’s Green Marsh (a.k.a. Reflecting Pool) conjures up images of the Dead Marshes in “Lord of the Rings.” In every way, the parallel fits.
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A Spirited Defense of Difficult Reading
Naomi Kanakia’s recent book, “What So Great about Great Books,” makes a compelling case for reading the classics. To which I can only say, Amen!
What to Make of the Resurgence of Macho
With Pete Hegseth’s over-the-top exhibition of macho, I look at the history of literary cuckold jokes, which reveal the anxieties of insecure men.
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DJT’s Victory Claim vs. Reality
Robert Southey’s “After Blenheim” perfectly captures Trump’s claim of victory over Iran.