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I am Santa Claus, bringer of joy to millions of children, until they realize I’m not real and a little magic is gone from the world forever, or is it?

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Santa Claus

I have gone through a lot of incarnations over the centuries, from a real life saint to a figure that travels with an accomplice who beats naughty children with stick, but today, I encapsulate the potential for real magic in the world, magic that the lucky among you carry a little of forever.  I am… Continue reading I am Santa Claus, bringer of joy to millions of children, until they realize I’m not real and a little magic is gone from the world forever, or is it?

Shakespeare’s King Lear and the limits of power in the modern world

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“The oldest hath borne most; we that are young. Shall never see so much nor live so long.” It might be easy to believe that we’re beyond these challenges four centuries later, but how many times have you heard that the future is going to be worse than the past these days?  William Shakespeare’s King… Continue reading Shakespeare’s King Lear and the limits of power in the modern world