The Bearable Lightness of Benedict Cumberbatch

September 10, 2013

The best thing about Benedict Cumberbatch is his name. The Latinate Benedict (Blessed) followed by the Anglo-Saxon coombe and bache, denoting …

William Wilberforce and Amazing Grace

September 6, 2013

Now here is a Beautiful Man: William Wilberforce (1759-1833). In the opening minutes of Amazing Grace (2006), an ailing William Wilberforce …