Donald Trump’s first three weeks in office have been rather tumultuous, yet surreal at the same time, and the references by many to dystopian novels have been plentiful. 1984 is the bestselling book of the past few weeks as the articles making comparisons between Trump’s tenure as president and Orwell’s “fictional” world immediately began to circulate … Continue reading Dr. Seuss And The Age of Trump
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Melissa McCarthy and Acting the Truth
Donald Trump has literally revitalized Saturday Night Live. Not because he hosted an episode in 2015, but because of the fodder he is giving the show. Alec Baldwin’s impression of the new president might just win him an Emmy Award, but what Melissa McCarthy pulled off this past weekend might be the best political satire … Continue reading Melissa McCarthy and Acting the Truth
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I Will Not Write Joyce Krawiec About Her Tweet Concerning The Women’s March, But I Will…
I am not going to write Sen. Joyce Krawiec a letter concerning her statement in a recent tweet that belittled the women who marched in the Women’s March this past Saturday which looked something like this: I am not going remark to her that using Twitter allows for your comments to be seen by everybody … Continue reading I Will Not Write Joyce Krawiec About Her Tweet Concerning The Women’s March, But I Will…
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Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
Everyone should see the Princess Bride at some time in their lives. There’s that kid from the Wonder Years, Andre the Giant, the minister, Jenny from Forrest Gump, and the guy who tries to take Tom Cruise’s sponsorship in Days of Thunder. “Inconceivable!” In it there is the encounter that Westley (as the Dread Pirate … Continue reading Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
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Excuse Me Mr. Barista? May I Have Some More Spicer in My Sycophant Latte? – Or, The Making of a New SNL Skit
First it was about the size of the hands. Now it’s about the size of the crowd. New Press Secretary Sean Spicer made his first appearance as Trump’s mouthpiece on Saturday during a day of protest with the Women’s March on Washington and other metropolitan/urban venues. And he sounded like he was a mad elementary … Continue reading Excuse Me Mr. Barista? May I Have Some More Spicer in My Sycophant Latte? – Or, The Making of a New SNL Skit
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Taking Dolorous Umbrage at Betsy DeVos With No Apologies to Dolores Umbridge, But I Miss Alan Rickman
When you teach a number of years coupled with the fact that social media has become such a mainstay in our culture, you have the opportunity to stay connected with former students much more easily. It is rather a humbling that these younger people (younger than I) would want to tell you about how their … Continue reading Taking Dolorous Umbrage at Betsy DeVos With No Apologies to Dolores Umbridge, But I Miss Alan Rickman
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Bear This In Mind, Grizzlies Are Not Preying on Public Schools – Even Dwight Shrute Would Agree, but watch out for Beets and Battlestar Galactica
First there was The Office. Jim Halpert: [imitating Dwight] “Fact: bears eat beets. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica." (From “Product Recall episode 2007). Then there was Sarah Palin. "This mama grizzly ... has more reason than ever to protect our young" – Sarah Palin, 2008. There’s always been the references to Russia as a bear. “Don’t … Continue reading Bear This In Mind, Grizzlies Are Not Preying on Public Schools – Even Dwight Shrute Would Agree, but watch out for Beets and Battlestar Galactica
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In the “God I Wish This Was True” Category -Inaugural Poem for Donald J. Trump
Earlier today, the British newspaper The Independent published a copy of a poem that "pays tribute to his Scottish ancestry and attacks Barack Obama" (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-inauguration-poem-barack-obama-tyrant-scottish-heritage-a7530506.html). And then it went from there. "The President-elect's mother, Mary Anne Macleod, is a Scot and grew up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. The poem, which was not commissioned by … Continue reading In the “God I Wish This Was True” Category -Inaugural Poem for Donald J. Trump
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U2, MLK, John Lewis, Donald Trump, and W.B. Yeats – Forever On The Same Soundtrack
This past weekend served as a reminder that there is an ever-growing soundtrack of songs that not only keeps playing in the back of my mind at all times but that keeps growing because the story of my life as it becomes wrapped up in the story of others becomes bigger. And greater. And the … Continue reading U2, MLK, John Lewis, Donald Trump, and W.B. Yeats – Forever On The Same Soundtrack
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We Need John McCain to be a Hero Again
I have not agreed with Sen. John McCain’s assessments of how our country should act in many situations, but I have never doubted that he has had only the best in mind when it does come to our country. Political affiliations aside, he is a true patriot. I do not believe there is anyone in … Continue reading We Need John McCain to be a Hero Again
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