The GOP has embraced toxic masculinity. “Harry Potter” shows it will come back to burn them.
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Live and Die by Toxic Masculinity
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Poetry Defending Violated Nature
Romantic poet John Clare would had had strong words about Trumpist attacks on our national parks.
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Flaubert Would Have Had Trump’s Number
“Madame Bovary” gives us insight into why Trump botched the Covid response.
GOP’s New Math: 2 + 2 = 5
Now even Republicans are citing 1984 in response to Trump’s claims of voter fraud.
Garcia Marquez on Erasing History
As the GOP attempts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 insurrection, an erased massacre in “100 Years of Solitude” comes to mind.
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1984, the Novel That Never Gets Old
1984, always relevant. Now more than ever.
A Partial Defense of Plato’s Poet Ban
Perhaps Plato banished poets from his ideal society because he appreciated the destructive potential of stories. He’s relevant in light of today’s conspiracy theories.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1Q84, Aeschylus, conspiracy theories, Euripides, Haruki Murakami, Homer, philosophy vs. poetry, Plato, QAnon, Republic, Sophocles Comments closed
