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The Muppet Movie & Me

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Panorama of Paris

The Muppet Movie & Me “Peoples is Peoples and Potatoes is Potatoes” What does this famous saying have to do with me? I am in France, traveled from the United States. I have heard — from assorted people over the years — that the French are rude. I have spent a week in Paris. J’aime à parle français.  [I love to speak French] As soon as I said I’m learning French [in French, naturally]  I am assisted; so although my French isn’t that good, it is… Continue reading →

THE FEMALE HERO—ARCHETYPES and STEREOTYPES

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Departure of the Amazons by Deruet,  1620

I was going to continue this sequence of blogs with villains, but came across an article in the April Smithsonian called, “The First Wonder Women.” Amanda Foreman’s article discusses the more modern “Wonder Woman” comics persona and her upcoming presence or lack thereof in the upcoming movie, “Batman vs. Superman.” Not that favorably, either.                                     Foreman continues backwards in time until she arrives at one of my favorites:… Continue reading →