Tag Archives: Moby Dick

Moby Dick and The Whale (2022 Movie Version)

By Robin Bates | Published: November 21, 2022

In the 2022 film “The Whale,” and English professor searching for authenticity finds it in a childhood essay on “Moby Dick.”

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Ahab & Trump, Two Master Demagogues

By Robin Bates | Published: February 11, 2021

For a demagogue with the skills of Donald Trump, check out Captain Ahab. Both know how to get people to act against their best interests.

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Parental Despair over Trump’s Orphans

By Robin Bates | Published: October 23, 2020

Spiritual Sunday I don’t throw around the word “evil” lightly, but the Trump administration deliberately and systematically tearing children away from their asylum-seeking parents was evil. Although some of the children were still breastfeeding, Trump and his minions didn’t care enough to ensure the families could be reunited, which means that he may have created […]

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Starbucks Chose Wrong Moby Dick Name

By Robin Bates | Published: January 23, 2020

Starbucks took its name from the first mate in “Moby Dick.” The third mate, however, would have been a better fit.

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Beware of Literature’s Purity Police

By Robin Bates | Published: November 3, 2017

Laura Moriarty’s “American Heart” has been attacked for being a white savior narrative. Such stories should in fact be critiqued, but the attackers are often a bigger problem.