Territorial Tucson
Review by Dr. M. Emanuele
This book, Historic Tales of Territorial Tucson by David Devine, could have been subtitled “Great Expectations,” even though there was no Miss Havisham.
Throughout Tucson’s history...
Nietzsche and I go to the twilight
Please respond with a faith-filled “I do”.
Do you reject the academy? I do
And all of its works? I do
And all of its empty promises? I do
Excellent then. We can...
BRANDO: The Contender
Johnny Depp, being interviewed, shared a story of how Marlon Brando once instructed him never to do three movies in a year: “We only have so many faces”, was...
Ted Cruz & The Supreme Court
As I have said before on this website, Shakespeare was right on everything about which he spoke, and he offered innumerable principles of wisdom for bettering the world. The...
In Search of the Soul
I have always believed that the easiest place to lose oneself is inside one’s own head; of course, it’s the only place to find one’s self too. Or, at...
The English Civil War
This book on the cultural remains of the English Civil War has many strengths and a notable weakness.
The text is by Dr. Stephen Bann, emeritus professor of History of...
New Perspectives on Virgil
The topic of this book by 13 collaborating Classics scholars is a text by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. It is not, however, about his most famous work, the...
TRAITOR: from Benedict Arnold to now
The well-worn phrase “history repeats itself” is manifested over and over in David Rothkopf’s book, TRAITOR. Time and again the country has been riven with political polarization, deep and...
King Charles, Milton, and The Last Judgment
Considering what is happening in the U.S. now, it might be a good time (even for those who are not religious) to read about Satan's Second Coming.
The author of...
Poetry in Archaic Greece
When one thinks of Ancient Greece, the mind goes at once to the so-called Classical Period, when Athens flourished, great philosophy was written, and democracy was born. But there...
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Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo
“Our goal is to be a world-class zoo,” said Reid Park Zoo’s Deborah Carr, director of marketing and events. As she gave the Sun...
World Premiere in Tucson
written by Drs. C. Cunningham & M. Emanuele
Gretchen Wirges brought her one-woman show to the Invisible Theatre this week, marking its world premiere. Entitled...
Arizona in Space
A 2-room exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, entitled Ready To Launch, is designed to show Arizona’s place in space.
While it has elements of...
