literature

P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 28, 2023
Among only a few iconic characters in the history of literature and film, James Bond stands astride the cultural landscape like a handsome, outwardly…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 20, 2023
Writers and advocates of fine writing have seen this coming. It began decades ago as part of the Postmodern “Deconstructionism” movement in college…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 7, 2020
There’s nothing quite as intellectually eye-opening as the puritanical, self-righteous virtue-signaling of a contemporary collectivist. Except,…
Caleb Tolin | June 25, 2018
On Saturday, the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) voted to change the name of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award to the "Children’s…
Mark Judge | June 13, 2017
New York's Public Theater is facing heat over its "Shakespeare in the Park" series. The organization’s production of “Julius Caesar” ends with the…
Nick Kangadis | January 13, 2017
So, we’re not really sure whether this supposed to be a math homework assignment or an assignment about the late author, Maya Angelou. Pennridge…
Brad Fox | January 19, 2015
A recent article from better-ed.org gives us a glimpse of reading lists from 100 years ago and compares them to the public reading lists of today…