March 30, 2015
Ambitious Women in HBO’s The Comeback, HBO’s Getting On, and Edna St. Vincent Millay
In our culture, men are almost always applauded for being ambitious, but women don’t always receive the same kudos; in fact, enterprising women are often depicted as being overly ambitious. […]
January 6, 2015
Double Meanings in Gray, Frost, and HBO’s Getting On
A double meaning succeeds when it doesn’t distract from the story. That’s Wallace Stevens’ definition, and in his essay collection The Necessary Angel, Stevens praises masterpieces where the double meaning […]