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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Here's something you might want to participate or at least listen to: Tomorrow on The Diane Rehm Show 11:00 Readers Review: "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway Listeners are invited to... (From eNotes Book Blog) [More]
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Thought it was gonna be Romney Possibly in an attempt to continue trash talking Russia, McCain has now hat-tipped one of its dissidents. The presidential hopeful has claimed a Solzhenitsyn story as his own faith-boosting anecdote. It involves... (From eNotes Book Blog) [More]
60-Second Shakespeare
Who can resist the hype of a tabloid headline? Admit it -- you read them while waiting in line at the checkout. What we took the same sensationalism and applied it to Shakespeare? Tragic double teen death. Moor murders missus. Kate gets... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]
Staging Shakespeare: Closing Night and Beyond...
How can it be over? After wishing for more time so the actors could be truly ready...after 10 weeks of heaven and hell (I believe in theatre the two typically go hand in hand)...I have to say goodbye to Shrew and this wonderful, madcap project... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]
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What's in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? These questions take on new meaning and are at the heart of the story The Namesake. Gogol is a man who must learn the true meaning of his name, and when he learns the... (From eNotes Book to Film Blog) [More]
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Classes started last Wednesday, and as I talked about expected behavior, I mentioned using respectful language. After I listed a few specific words I don't want to hear -- words many of the kids see as acceptable slang -- I put in a plug for... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]
Setting the record straight about Wikipedia
Three things that you really should know Okay. So Wikipedia has a problem: most of the public still does not understand how it works. Even half the people who think they understand Wikipedia do not. This is partly because the way Wikipedia... (From The Wikipedia Blog) [More]
The Tempest and T&A
A recent review of Shakespeare Orange County's new production of The Tempest compared it to the reality show Survivor. The reviewer noted the influence of the long-running program on the production, as evidenced by the scantily-clad actors (the... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]
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Sure, I heard about all the critical praise for this movie, all its nominations, awards, Daniel Day-Lewis's Oscar and everything else. But I simply had to see it to find out the meaning of "I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!" I... (From eNotes Book to Film Blog) [More]