Georgia has fired a teacher for sharing “My Shadow Is Purple,” thus denying her kids a narrative that they urgently need to hear.
Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Boys That Don’t Fit the Gender Stereotype
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged authoritarianism, Boy in a Dress, censorship, David Williamson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Katherine Rinderle, L. Frank Baum, Land of Oz, LGBTQ+ issues, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Milt Diamond, My Shadow Is Purple, Stuart Scott, Supergirl, Twelfth Night Comments closed
Prigozhin Didn’t Take the Tide at the Flood
Did Prigozhin disregard Brutus’s advice, failing to take the tide when it was at its flood? If so, he might come to regret it.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Hamlet, Insurrection, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, unsuccessful coup, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin Comments closed
Poems that Celebrate Long Marriages
Two poems to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, by Kunitz and Fanthorpe.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Atlas", "River Merchant's Wife", "Sonnet 116", "Touch Me", "When You Are Old", 50th marriage anniversary, Ezra Pound, Marriage, Relationships, Stanley Kunitz, U.A. Fanthorpe, W.B. Yeats Comments closed
A McEwan Passage to Raise Your Spirits
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Richard III, Slimed by Shakespeare
Richard III was not fairly treated by Shakespeare. Historical accuracy aside, the Bard still gave us a powerful depiction of evil.
Will Drag Show Bans Extend to the Bard?
Will Tennessee banning drag shows extend to Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedies?
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Ash Wednesday: Teach Us to Sit Still
In “Ash Wednesday,” T.S. Eliot sees despair as the starting point of faith.
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