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  • Beyond Racism: Why Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Shatters American Exceptionalism

    Beyond Racism: Why Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Shatters American Exceptionalism

    10 Feb 2022
  • More Than a Rock Memoir: The Humanity of Dave Grohl’s ‘The Storyteller’

    More Than a Rock Memoir: The Humanity of Dave Grohl’s ‘The Storyteller’

    14 Oct 2021
  • Why ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the Best Love Story (Despite the Tragedy)

    Why ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the Best Love Story (Despite the Tragedy)

    15 May 2021
  • Machiavelli’s ‘Art of War’ Review: A Dry Masterpiece on Military Virtue

    Machiavelli’s ‘Art of War’ Review: A Dry Masterpiece on Military Virtue

    1 May 2021
  • Taboos & The Plague: Why ‘The Decameron’ is Still Shocking

    Taboos & The Plague: Why ‘The Decameron’ is Still Shocking

    2 Apr 2021
  • Sigurd to Ragnar Lothbrok: The Evolution of the Norse Hero

    Sigurd to Ragnar Lothbrok: The Evolution of the Norse Hero

    28 Jan 2021
  • Beyond Ragnarok: Understanding Fate and Morality in ‘The Poetic Edda’

    Beyond Ragnarok: Understanding Fate and Morality in ‘The Poetic Edda’

    23 Jan 2021
  • Mortality and the Divine: An Analysis of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Norse Mythology’

    Mortality and the Divine: An Analysis of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Norse Mythology’

    7 Jan 2021
  • Review: The Uncomfortable Sympathy of Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus’

    Review: The Uncomfortable Sympathy of Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus’

    2 Jan 2021
  • Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’: The Irony of “Killing with Kindness”

    Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’: The Irony of “Killing with Kindness”

    1 Jan 2021
  • Dante’s ‘De Monarchia’ Analysis: Logic, Empire & The Church

    Dante’s ‘De Monarchia’ Analysis: Logic, Empire & The Church

    27 Dec 2020
  • Beyond the Icon: The Humanity & Struggle in Maude’s ‘Life of Tolstoy’

    Beyond the Icon: The Humanity & Struggle in Maude’s ‘Life of Tolstoy’

    17 Dec 2020
  • The Paradox of Nobility: Why Dante’s Language Theory Fails Modern Logic

    The Paradox of Nobility: Why Dante’s Language Theory Fails Modern Logic

    3 Dec 2020
  • ‘A Promised Land’ Review: Obama’s Humanity, Legacy & The Trump Era

    ‘A Promised Land’ Review: Obama’s Humanity, Legacy & The Trump Era

    1 Dec 2020
  • The Feast of Reason: A Review of ‘The Convivio of Dante Alighieri’

    The Feast of Reason: A Review of ‘The Convivio of Dante Alighieri’

    6 Nov 2020
  • Puppet or Hero? Fate vs. Free Will in Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’

    Puppet or Hero? Fate vs. Free Will in Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’

    18 Oct 2020
  • Poetry vs. Prose in ‘La Vita Nuova’: Dante’s Fusion of Intellect

    Poetry vs. Prose in ‘La Vita Nuova’: Dante’s Fusion of Intellect

    3 Oct 2020
  • What Would Dante Think of Boccaccio’s Biography? | ‘Life of Dante’ Analysis

    What Would Dante Think of Boccaccio’s Biography? | ‘Life of Dante’ Analysis

    26 Sep 2020
  • Why ‘The New Jim Crow’ Offers No Solutions (And Why You Must Read It)

    Why ‘The New Jim Crow’ Offers No Solutions (And Why You Must Read It)

    21 Sep 2020
  • Dante’s Vision of God vs. Satan: Why ‘The Divine Comedy’ Isn’t a Proof

    Dante’s Vision of God vs. Satan: Why ‘The Divine Comedy’ Isn’t a Proof

    12 Sep 2020
  • ‘The Color of Law’ Analysis: Shattering the Myth of De Facto Segregation

    ‘The Color of Law’ Analysis: Shattering the Myth of De Facto Segregation

    9 Aug 2020
  • What We Get Wrong About Hate: Lessons from ‘Stamped from the Beginning’

    What We Get Wrong About Hate: Lessons from ‘Stamped from the Beginning’

    21 Jul 2020
  • Is Watson Unreliable? A Review of ‘The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol 1’

    Is Watson Unreliable? A Review of ‘The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol 1’

    13 May 2020
  • Is ‘The Comedy of Errors’ Just a Joke? A Modern Review

    Is ‘The Comedy of Errors’ Just a Joke? A Modern Review

    2 Nov 2018
  • Meeting the King: A Tribute and Review of ‘Blues All Around Me’

    Meeting the King: A Tribute and Review of ‘Blues All Around Me’

    21 Oct 2018
  • The Flawed Masterpiece: Unpacking Tolstoy’s Debut Trilogy

    The Flawed Masterpiece: Unpacking Tolstoy’s Debut Trilogy

    3 Feb 2018
  • ‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying’: Why Gordon Comstock is Orwell’s Most Unbearable Lead

    ‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying’: Why Gordon Comstock is Orwell’s Most Unbearable Lead

    20 Feb 2017
  • Why the Ending of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ Doesn’t Work

    Why the Ending of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ Doesn’t Work

    4 Apr 2015
  • Why ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ Fails: A Critical Shakespeare Analysis

    Why ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ Fails: A Critical Shakespeare Analysis

    16 Nov 2014
  • Forget the Symbolism: Why the Characters Drive Steinbeck’s ‘The Wayward Bus’

    Forget the Symbolism: Why the Characters Drive Steinbeck’s ‘The Wayward Bus’

    19 Oct 2014
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