Morison’s “Bluest Eye” functions as an implicit rebuke of the Ohio legislature’s attack on abortion.
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Rushdie, a Voice for Reason
In a recent fantasy novel, Rushdie describes the forces that, last Friday, led to an attempted stabbing of the author.
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Angels in Pullman’s Fantasy
In “His Dark Materials” Pullman turns Milton’s “Paradise Lost” on its head. The fallen angels are the good guys.
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Thy Will Be Done on Earth
Lucille Clifton’s final book of poems call out some of the blindnesses of Christian fundamentalists.
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Tennessee Returns to the Scopes Days
With rightwing attacks on Tennessee teachers, the Scopes Monkey Trial seems relevant again. Time to revisit “Inherit the Wind.”
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Keeping the Super Bowl in Perspective
Tom Robbins’s “Skinny Legs and All” has a wonderful reflection on the importance of the Super Bowl in American life.
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Fantasy Frees Us from Narrow Thinking
Friday I share today a new insight that I gained from my recent Lifelong Learning class about “Wizards and Enchantresses.” To set it up, I first share my theory of fantasy. As I see it, fantasy is always oppositional in its invocation of magic and the supernatural. If it flourished in the wake of the […]
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On the Damage Done by Religious Fanatics
Rushdie’s “Prophet’s Hair” is a humorous look at the damage that can be inflicted by fundamentalism. The observations apply to all kinds of fundamentalism.
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Roy Moore’s Obsession with Lolitas
To understand Judge Roy Moore’s predilection for teenage girls, read “Lolita.” Like Humbert Humbert, Moore is obsessed with purity.
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