Showing results for "Y L Wright" in Politics & Social Sciences

In 1927, as a twenty-three-year-old postgraduate scholar in Paris, Joseph Campbell first encountered James Joyce’s Ulysses. Known for being praised and for kicking up controversy (including an obscenity trial in the United States in 1920), the novel left Campbell both intrigued and confused, as it had many others. Because he was in Paris, he was able to visit the Shakespeare & Company bookstore - the outpost of the original publisher of Ulysses, Sylvia Beach. She gave him “clues” for reading Ulysses, and that, Campbell attested, changed his career.

Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation's Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; "Jesus saves" and "Don't Tread on Me;" Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus's name after storming the Senate chamber. Where some saw a confusing jumble, Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry saw a familiar ideology: white Christian nationalism.

"Using Apps to Ease the Hassle of Navigating Airports" is from the March 28, 2016, Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane L. Levere and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"The Eternal Appeal of the Underdog" is from March 14, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by L Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.