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“O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend. . .”
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascendThe brightest heaven of invention,A kingdom for a stage, princes to actAnd monarchs to behold the swelling scene!Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,Assume the port of…
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Virginia Woolf explains why the English would rather live in ancient Greece
<<< It is the climate [in England] that is impossible. If we try to think of Sophocles here, we must annihilate the smoke and the damp and the thick wet mists. We must sharpen…
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From Frank Sinatra’s Amazing Playboy Interview (1963)
Playboy: All right, let's start with the most basic question there is: Are you a religious man? Do you believe in God? Sinatra: Well, that'll do for openers. I think I can sum up my religious…
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Denise Duhamel on Barbieland
Back in the 1990s, creative writing professor Denise Duhamel made Barbie the subject of more than 40 poems for her book “Kinky,” a catalog of prevailing social ills and modern-day realities. (Titles include “Barbie as Mafiosa,” “Barbie Joins a Twelve Step Program,”…
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Dancing old: social statement, cultural reflection, market opportunity, sacred art [By Tracy Danison]
School kids, their adult helpers, parents and neighborhood picnickers doing the first performance of choreographer Laurence Bertagnol’s “Connexion 6: Création Instantanée et participative” dance project for the suburban city of Bagnolet, July 2023. Photo…
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“The Burning Bush” [by Mitch Sisskind]
The Burning Bush [by Mitch Sisskind] John Milton wanted to explain the laws of GodTo man but this is like trying to explain how toRun a car dealership or a discount tire businessTo an…
