Good lit can function like social dynamite, but it’s dynamite that’s needed for growth. Parents against growth therefore attempt to ban them.
Tag Archives: Twelfth Night
Why Books Banned? They Change Lives
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Unexpected Book Bans
Book bans were on the rise in the 2023-24 school year–sometimes for understandable reasons, sometimes not.
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Boys That Don’t Fit the Gender Stereotype
Georgia has fired a teacher for sharing “My Shadow Is Purple,” thus denying her kids a narrative that they urgently need to hear.
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Will Drag Show Bans Extend to the Bard?
Will Tennessee banning drag shows extend to Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedies?
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Kipling’s Stellar Advice for Leaders
For a new incoming college president, Kipling’s “If” provides excellent advice.
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Musk Needs a Shakespearean Fool
The world’s wealthiest man attempted comedy the other night but was booed off the stage. Shakespeare would understand.
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Confused about Gender? Read 12th Night
“12th Night” shows that gender is far more fluid than the right likes to think. We all need to acknowledge this.
Humorless Twitter Boss as Malvolio
Elon Musk sparring with his Twitter critics is like Shakespeare’s Malvolio going after Feste.
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“Othello’s” Toxic Relationships
“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.
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