At this point we have grown accustomed to the shocking and disruptive voice of John the Baptist. He […]
Watching The Task (2017; streaming on Criterion Channel, or you can watch it here) is like being thrown […]
Robert Burns was the poet laureate of Scotland in the 18th century, and he penned this folksy tune […]
Happy New Year! We’re looking back and giving thanks for all of the crazy conversations we had in […]
Now the question on everyone’s minds this morning must be something along the lines of, “Why focus on […]
Polonius – “What do you read my lord?” Hamlet – “Words, words, words.” (Hamlet, II.ii.209-10) Words give shape […]
“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits. Fanatics will never learn that, though it be written in […]
Numbers seem to define us. How old are you? How many years of schooling have you done? How […]
Mountains of colored paper, wrinkled and ripped, pushed behind the aging tree. Yesterday’s sparkling lights now highlight the […]
Everyone knows the basic collection of well-watched Christmas (I use that word loosely) movies: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, […]