Postcards From the Edge

Postcards From the Edge

Stingy Jack, The legend of Jack O'Lantern

Stingy Jack, The legend of Jack O’Lantern

Stingy Jack, perhaps also known as Jack the Smith, Drunk Jack, and Jack of the Lantern, is a mythical character apparently associated with All Hallows Eve. It is common lore that the "jack-o'-lantern" is derived from ...

The Three Witches of Macbeth

The Three Witches of Macbeth

The three witches in Macbeth are present in only four scenes in the play, but Macbeth's fascination with them motivates much of the play's action. When they meet with Banquo and Macbeth, they address Macbeth with three titles: thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor, and king hereafter...

The Suleiman Dossier | The Future of Egypt

The Suleiman Dossier | The Future of Egypt

If you have been watching the news the whole world seems to be celebrating the departure of President Hosni Mubarak and the arrival of President Omar Suleiman. No elections, no vote, just an appointment by an outgoing dictator. I do not get it. If one dictator gives power to another...

Hoping for Change Will Not Bring Change

Hoping for Change Will Not Bring Change

Whenever I criticize conservative political ideas I am often called an Obama Zombie and when I criticize the liberal political ideas I am called a Tea-Bagger, without any consideration that there are more than just two ideas in this country. The Republican and Democratic Parties are but...