It is not uncommonly said that habitats generated by internal combustion engines and electronics lack the crowds of animals common to what are often called…
Horrified to wake up today to see that Bloomberg has ordered an overnight police raid on Occupy Wall Street. The 5,000 books in the OWS…
Take a red Cock that is not too olde, and beate him to death, and when he is dead, fley him and quarter him in…
I honestly can’t remember who recommended Adriana Cavarero’s Horrorism to me, so, whoever or whatever you are, thanks for enriching my understanding of violence as…
By now, you’ve probably all seen Obama’s fly-killing prowess. You may have also heard about PETA’s much-mocked response: But now People for the Ethical Treatment…
Here I am again. In anticipation of Kzoo book shopping, I’ve carved out time in the last month to read through chunks of my library:…
There was a pattern in my students’ papers on The Knight’s Tale. Those who had read the Mark Sherman chapter, “Chivalry,” in the Oxford Chaucer…
How does the cliché go? “Being a blogger means never having to say you’re sorry”? Brooklyn College begins its semester today (and before your jealous…
I’ve seen a fair amount of Macbeth in the last few months. I finally got around to seeing Throne of Blood, I followed this up…
Suete sone, reu on me, and brest out of thi bondis: For nou me thinket that I se thoru bothen thin hondes Nailes dreven into…
