I love dictionaries. I love looking through print dictionaries, I love browsing online dictionaries, I love encountering a random word with which I may previously have been unfamiliar. I suppose it was no big surprise, then, that I so immensely enjoyed reading David Skinner’s book, The Story of Ain’t: America…

I’ve been watching the RSC production of Othello from 1990, starring Willard White as Othello and Ian McKellen as Iago. McKellen’s Iago is one of the best I’ve ever seen, and his delivery of this soliloquy by Iago was deliciously evil. (It gets crazy in the last couple of lines.) …

Several months ago, in an attempt to streamline my blogging (which had spread itself out over several blogs on several different platforms), I decided to stop doing “themed” blogs, and just concentrate on Corybanter.com, my personal blog. However, since then, I really haven’t done a whole lot of blogging here…

As this past Sunday was St. George’s Day, I was reminded of King Henry V’s shout at the end of this famous speech, “Cry ‘God for Harry, England, and Saint George!’” So here it is… KING HENRY V Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall…

A few months after Covid lockdowns began, I realized I was getting absolutely no exercise after the gyms had shut down. I felt lethargic, and it seemed like all the gains I had made on my health from working out had disappeared. After a while, the gyms opened up again…

I don’t know if I would call myself an aficionado or a fan of poetry. I’m definitely no expert on the subject. I know I like it, even though I would be hard pressed to name too many poets beyond William Shakespeare, Ogden Nash, and Robert Frost. (Okay, I actually…

I have been a fan of progressive rock ever since my days in undergrad, when I first discovered Yes’s Close to the Edge. Everything about the album fascinated me: the neoclassical textures in the music, Jon Anderson’s ethereal voice, the length and complexity of the songs. Before that, my only…

I thought I’d take just a little time to describe where I am right now. Literally, I’m sitting at my computer, typing this blog post. But figuratively, where am I? What inspires me, what intrigues me, what am I doing with my time? To begin with, it is currently the…

In my most recent podcast episode, I talk a bit about the State of the Bible 2022 report, from the American Bible Society and the Barna research group. I found this latest report to be absolutely fascinating, especially as it concerns some of the data about Gen Z and their engagement with the Bible. (As the father of two daughters from Gen Z, I have a personal investment in the topic.) Give the episode a listen at the link below, and let me know what you think!