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June 7th, 2012Hamlet in a Nutshellby Joseph Pearce
This is so funny that I simply had to share it. It's Adam McNaughton's five minute song summarizing the entire plot of Hamlet. It is not only hilarious, but also contains some pretty clever rhymes. Although, at the deepest level, Hamlet transcends tragedy and becomes a divine comedy, this five minute rendition reduces it to pure slapstick!
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Belloc, Chesterton, and the French Revolutionby Joseph Pearce
In my post on Friday (True Democrats are Not Democrats), I mentioned that I would aim to say a little more about the Chesterbelloc's misguided support for the French Revolution. For the time being, though much more could be said, I'd like to restrict my comments to my brief discussion of it in my forthcoming book, "Race With the Devil: A Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love", which I finished writing yesterday and which should be published in August.
Frankenstein: The Monster and the Criticsby Joseph Pearce
I was delighted and heartened to see a good review of the Ignatius Critical Edition of Frankenstein in Crisis Magazine. Here's the link:
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/frankenstein-by-mary-shelly
Frankenstein: The Monster and the Criticsby Joseph Pearce
I was delighted and heartened to see a good review of the Ignatius Critical Edition of Frankenstein in Crisis Magazine. Here's the link:
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/frankenstein-by-mary-shelly