Today being Hilaire Belloc’s birthday, I share one of his darkly comic “Cautionary Tales for Children.”
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Obey Your Parents or Face the Lion
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Morrison on the Death of Emmett Till
In “Song of Solomon,” Morrison has the men in the community grapple with what the death of Emmett Till means.
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Tony Bennett, WWII, and Race Activism
Learning about late singer Tony Bennett’s life has opened up new insights into my father, also a World War II vet and civil rights activist.
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Mary Magdalene as Jesus’s Lover
In Rilke’s “Pieta,” Mary Magdalene cradles the crucified Christ as a lover.
Mixed Feelings about “On Raglan Road”
Before having second thoughts, I once was in love with Kavanagh’s “On Raglan Road.”
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To Fight Authoritarianism, Think Sisyphus
How to fight against authoritarianism? This of yourself as Camus’s Sisyphus.
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