FINALLY. I am all caught up with my reviews. Whew. I am exhausted, y’all. Reading is one thing, but having to write reviews is quite another. But hey, I have time to get working on the next set of books, right? I am very excited that I have some free time before I begin my next research project, so that means quality time with my library stack. Always a good thing. Labyrinths is a collection of short stories, essays, and parables by Jorge Luis Borges, […]
“Live every week like it’s Shark Week.” I will, Tracy Jordan. I will.
In the first season of 30 Rock, Tracy Jordan admonishes Kenneth the Page to “live every week like it’s Shark Week.” It’s an injunction that The Chancellor and I take very seriously. Shark Week is like a national holiday to us. My students have even suggested that I wear a GoPro the next time I watch Shark Week so that they can enjoy me watching it (um, never. I enjoy my sharks in private). This last weekend, I graduated school for the last time (no, […]
In defense of female ministers
I’ve not kept it secret that I am a person of faith. To be more specific, I am a Seventh-day Adventist, a Christian religion that is often categorized as Evangelical, drawing from both Old and New Testament for its doctrines (in short: we’re Christians, but we honor the Jewish Sabbath from the Old Testament). Every denomination has its issues, and mine is currently struggling with two major issues: gay marriage, and the ordination of female clergy. I fall on the “liberal” aspect in both regards […]
A throwback to classic Greek drama
After the high of M. Butterfly, I wasn’t sure how another play would measure up or meet my expectations. I feel like I set Death and the King’s Horseman up for failure, but on the other hand, it just didn’t have the same sparkle or verve that Hwang’s play had had. At the same time, it was a very different but intriguing reading experience. Elesin Oba is the king’s chief horseman, whose son has been sent to England to study by diplomat Simon Pilkings. When […]
The love of a deceptive butterfly
I’ve been looking for a play to teach in my fall class, and I wanted something that wasn’t merely a classic Greek or Roman play or a very western-European-focused play such as an Ibsen. A little digging led me to David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly. While Hwang is an American playright, he purposefully focuses on deconstructing myths of the “Orient,” using Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, a true story of a disgraced French diplomat, and turning those myths on their head through a discussion of gender […]
Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandermar: still a better love story than Twilight.
My sister told me that if I was going to read more Neil Gaiman, I would not be disappointed in his audiobooks–she could not have been more right. Listening to him read me Neverwhere was the most profoundly enjoyable audiobook experience yet. I can’t imagine Mr. Croup or Mr. Vandermar in voices other than his, nor can I think about the other characters without his distinctive voice guiding their images in my head. Richard Mayhew lives an ordinary life in London, he has a pretty […]
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