Among America’s amazing pantheon of founders, Patrick Henry stands out for his stirring speeches and fervent commitment to liberty, virtue, and small government.
Monthly Archives For January 2012
Spiderman Deconstructed
You may think you know Spiderman but wait until you see a panel of experts deconstruct him.
The ABCs of LGBT
When a prominent homosexual magazine vowed, “We will teach your kids the new norms,” they meant it.
Moderns Dwarfed By Dickens
When you compare the masters to modern-day writers, the latter inevitably suffer. Maybe they should, figuratively that is.
Third Man Remembered @ MLA
Occasionally, you can actually learn something from the Modern Language Association (MLA) but it may not necessarily be about literature.
Charlie Chan in Seattle
Those of us who grew up watching Charlie Chan at the Olympics and in Monte Carlo and various other locales were, nevertheless, somewhat surprised to, figuratively, run into the honorable character at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, the world’s largest gathering of English professors.
Civil War Remembered @ MLA
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) conclave of English professors that took place in Seattle this month, a panel on poetry from the War Between the States featured a handout of a Union song parody housed at Baylor University which lampoons Confederacy president Jefferson Davis.
Animal or Vegetable?
Chances are you might remember when most college courses about animals appeared under the heading of Zoology, Biology or Veterinary Science. But that was long ago . . .
Dumb Campus Moments 2011
Courtesy of the College Fix.
Dickens & the GOP
You can find out what they have to do with each other at the Modern Language Association (MLA) conclave of English professors.