Orson Welles
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Aristophanes and Spike Lee
Our History of Literature journey takes us to Aristophanes next. I’m working on the episode now, which of course will have a heavy emphasis on his play Lysistrata. And then I realize that the play has been adapted to a modern-day setting for a movie (Chi-Raq) by none other than Spike Lee. I admire Spike Lee Continue reading
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Into the Wormhole with Goodnight Moon
What do parents think about when they’re reading Goodnight Moon for the millionth time? If you’re awake enough to be alert, you might consider Freudian implications of the story (as a professor I once TA’d for used to do to a packed lecture hall). Or if you’re a data-driven sleuth, like the proprietor of the Continue reading
Jacke Wilson 