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Unlike Oklahoma, King Wants Real History

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2015

The Oklahoma legislature wants to whitewash American history. Stephen King’s horror fiction is all about such whitewashing attempts.

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Pennywise Kills North Carolina Muslims

By Robin Bates | Published: February 16, 2015

America’s periodic explosions of violence, most recently in the killing of North Carolina Muslim students, is perhaps best captured by the gothic horror of Stephen King, especially in his novel “It.”

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Clara Bow, the “It Girl” of the Jazz Age

By Robin Bates | Published: September 28, 2012

Even 85 years later, actress Clara Bow, the “It Girl,” still explodes off the screen.

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Stephen King: Tax Me, Save America

By Robin Bates | Published: May 22, 2012

A version of Stephen King’s vision to raise taxes on millionaires (including himself) can be found in those of his novels where individuals collectively battle social fragmentation.

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Imagination Unleashed: Children on Bikes

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2010

Sports Saturday I bicycle virtually everyday to the college where I work, about a mile and a quarter from home.  Unless it’s raining or snowing, motorists can see me pumping along, my pants tucked into my socks, my necktie blowing in the wind, my backpack weighed down with laptop, lunch, and the Longman Anthology of British […]

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How Lost Innocence Can Breed Monsters

By Robin Bates | Published: July 13, 2009

Continuing the theme of lost innocence leads me to a discussion of Stephen King, America’s master of horror. Whether you like him or not, King is the bestselling author in the world because he taps effectively into our collective nightmares. One of these nightmares is over losing touch with our childhood innocence, and there is […]

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