In which I examine my longtime relationship with sports, along with some of its literary associations.
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Tag Archives: Rules of the Game
How Sports Spurred My Literary Imagination
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ties", "To Be of Use", Brian Gottfried, Dabney Stuart, Jean Renoir, Julius Caesar, Marge Piercy, Roger Federer, Sports, sprezzatura, tennis, Tobias Wilson-Bates, William Shakespeare Leave a comment
Mueller Demythologized
Thursday I’ve written a lot about people’s hopes in Robert Mueller, which helps explain the palpable disappointment in his performance yesterday before two Congressional committees. From one perspective, there’s no reason to feel let down. After all, his report exposed one of the great scandals in American history: our president welcomed and encouraged Russian election […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "In the Pine Woods Crows and Owl", Arthur Conan Doyle, Crime and Punishment, David Lodge, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean Renoir, Mueller Report, Robert Mueller, Russia investigation, Sherlock Holmes, Small World Comments closed
A Hysterical Response to a Masterpiece
Film Friday The film I write on today is one that has the resonance of great literature. It is also a film that affirms our humanity in the face of fear. Since too often we let fear set us against one another, it is good to look at a work of art that reminds us […]