by Xianna Michaels | Jul 26, 2016 | Books
Shakespeare famously said, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet;" (Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2). But we know that names do in fact matter. I have always been fascinated by different naming customs, and the cycles...
by Xianna Michaels | May 28, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial We all have negative bias to some degree. We tend to notice and focus on what's wrong in our day, our lives, our country, more than on what's right. The experts tell us this has a biological, evolutionary basis. May 29th is the birthday of T.H. White, author...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 15, 2014 | Editorial
playwright Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare! My absolute favorite Shakespeare quote is from Hamlet: There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." (Act I, Sc v) Oh, what a world of wisdom is contained in that one...
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