Tag: Misogynist

The silver-tongued Orpheus appeals to Pluto and Proserpina as a couple united by Love (a euphemistic description of the events of Book 5), the same god who brought Eurydice to Orpheus, and as the powerful rulers of all humankind. He even offers to die himself. His song is so beautiful and movin...

When I first wore my glasses while we were dating, his father, Pete, said, “Those don’t suit you.” Tossing my head so the glasses reflected in the kitchen light, I responded, “Oh? I like them.” Not taking the hint, he continued. “You should stick to contacts. Y...

“You want ME to do the dishes?” he asked, incredulous. “Sure, I cooked dinner for us, didn’t I?” I replied, wondering what was so surprising about my request. I was in my second semester at uni. My new boyfriend — let’s call him Sam — and I had just...

Inthe 1600s, Salem’s Courthouse was named “The Court of Oyer and Terminer.” Between February 1692 and May 1693, over 200 individuals in colonial Massachusetts faced accusations of witchcraft, in what would be one of the darkest chapters in American history. This period of fear a...