Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen
Many readers of Georgette Heyer remark that her works are “the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.” There are …
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Culann’s Hound 36: Synchronicity
Synchronicity, the principle of meaningful coincidence, was the brainchild of the psychoanalyst Carl Jung. He used it to explain paranormal phenomena. Imagine that …
Beautiful Men in Screwball Comedies
Screwball comedy, a genre invented during the Depression, often features a madcap woman (think Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck) embroiling …
Culann’s Hound 35: Undivided Love
Last week, I discussed the Lewis Chessmen. The ancient Celts and Scandinavians had board games of their own, with some …
To Every Thing There is a Season
We bought our house with little hope that the wisteria covering the pergola would ever bloom, since the back yard …
Girl From The North Country
If asked to pick just one favorite Dylan song, would you be able to? He wrote so many for the …
Culann’s Hound 34: Secrets and Gifts
Among the most beloved treasures in the British Museum are the Lewis Chessmen, carved from walrus ivory and whale teeth in …
Eggs and Greens and No Ham
As a child I was fond of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. I still quote it to describe something undesirable: “I …
“Taken”: Masculinity, Memes, and Liam Neeson
Last night I watched Taken in order to find out what all the fuss was about, since this hit film has spawned …
Culann’s Hound 33: Union
Willingly I would sink down into the house of Hades, O woman like the goddesses, once I had come to your …
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