September 29th, 2015 → 6:29 am
And so he did. He let it go. Now we all wait and watch the rest of this soap opera unfold…
Filed under: Blog & Politics/Politicians
September 25th, 2015 → 5:52 am
Has anyone else noticed the huge number of references to Shakespeare in the TV series Empire? From the pilot episode where one of the son’s asks his dad, Hey, are you King Lear’ing us?, to practically every title of every episode so far (see episode list above)? I love it! I’ve just started watching the show and it is quite good – very engaging. It’s like Glee, but for the mafia crowd.
Filed under: Blog & Literature/Theatre/Art
September 22nd, 2015 → 5:30 am
Welcome Pope Francis to the U.S.! He truly seems to be a pope for the people and it heartens me to watch his travels. (Sorry for the expected traffic jams New York.)
Filed under: Blog & Politics/Politicians
September 16th, 2015 → 6:21 am
More articles about the continuing rise of Trump (and the continuing slide of so many of the other candidates). I have long known that I just do not get public opinion; I am very much not someone who has their pulse on the American electorate. But though I know I am not well attuned to popular opinion, I continue to be astounded by it. This Donald Trump thing is fascinating.
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September 14th, 2015 → 6:05 am
Is there though? It’s Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur and that time of year when even relatively secular Jews like myself celebrate things. And of course, I am introducing my son to it all as well – he was quite cute wishing everyone a happy new year after Sunday school this week. But why do I do it if I don’t even know if I believe? For the honey and apples? 😉
Filed under: Blog & Other & Self/My Life
September 9th, 2015 → 5:12 am
I’ll be leading an online discussion of Julius Caesar in about a week – feel free to join the conversation if you can: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/303-shakespeare-fans. In the meantime, a favorite quote from the play:
“Et tu, Brute?” – Julius Caesar
This quote runs through my mind rather more often than it probably should, as I am, and always have been, innately distrustful of people.
Filed under: Blog & Literature/Theatre/Art & Self/My Life
September 4th, 2015 → 6:08 am
“The indifferent children of the earth.” – Hamlet
Who are the “indifferent” children in this quote, the migrants seeking refuge on Europe’s shores? Or the Europeans that are hesitant to take them in? Maybe it is both – as we are all children of the earth.