La Fontaine’s “The Fox and the Crow” captures how Fox News is bilking its viewers.
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Fox News and Its Crow(vid) Victims
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Jane Austen Will Cure What Ails You
Jane Austen therapy has been prescribed for war vets, London civilians under attack, and people hiding out from Covid.
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Eliot Explains Conspiracy Theories
In “Middlemarch,” Eliot gives a succinct explanation as to why people are drawn to conspiracy theories.
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Anti-Maskers Seized by a Fury from Hell
Anti-Maskers appear to have been infused by Allecto, the black fury from hell described in “Aeneid.”
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Worshipping False Covid Idols
People resisting the Covid vaccines are like the counselors in “Beowulf” worshipping false idols to ward off Grendel’s attacks.
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The Classics Represent a No Bullshit Zone
In a world where fake news threatens to bury us (and prolong the pandemic), literature represents a “no bullshit zone.”
Flaubert Would Have Had Trump’s Number
“Madame Bovary” gives us insight into why Trump botched the Covid response.
Joyce’s Eveline & Vaccine Resistance
Republicans refusing the Covid vaccine remind me of Eveline in Joyce’s “Dubliners.”
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Covid Dreams of Seaside Cliffs
For those feeling stir crazy from Covid quarantining, this Christina Rossetti sonnet is for you.
