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-Kitty Baker | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
This is my last Viewpoint. “Pride and Prejudice” ended on Sunday, my final theatrical performance at Notre Dame. I finished my senior Program of Liberal Studies thesis about the Orpheus myth back in February. My time at the University of Notre Dame seems to be officially coming to an end. It’s official. I’m going to cry
Kitty Baker | Tuesday, March 15, 2016
It is a truth universally acknowledged not only that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, but also that the United States of America is the melting pot of the world. But has anyone heard of the tossed salad metaphor? America as a tossed salad examines
Kitty Baker | Wednesday, January 27, 2016
My sister recently arrived home after her first semester at Oberlin College, sat down on the sofa, grabbed a cup of tea off the counter and started talking about the importance of choosing politically correct food. I listened as she described a recent student protest against labeling a section of the dining hall “Asian Cuisine”
Kitty Baker | Monday, November 16, 2015
Good morning everyone. Morning, Mike. We’ve got a great new Bond film for you. It’s going to be bigger and better than the last one (and at least $100 million more expensive). Picture this. Camera pans over Mexico City, daytime Day of the Dead. Thousands of extras kick dust up on the most beautiful main
Kitty Baker | Monday, October 12, 2015
Under my TV, much to my roommate’s chagrin, lie several of the program of liberal studies (PLS) books I have had to read over the years that I am unable to place on the shelves in my own room. As I look now, I can see Plato’s Republic, Aquinas’s On Faith, Cicero’s On Duties, Juan
Kitty Baker | Monday, August 31, 2015
One of the best episodes of the TV series Frasier is “Ham Radio.” Frasier attempts to direct an old radio drama, “Nightmare Inn,” to celebrate KACL’s (the radio station at which he works) 50th anniversary. The episode ends, of course, in complete disaster, as accidents and colliding personalities leave the drama unfinished. This episode never
Kitty Baker | Tuesday, April 28, 2015
At the moment, everyone in the London program is reminiscing about the wonderful time we had and how sad they are to leave. To lighten the mood, I’ve decided to come up with a few things I am very excited to return to when we get to the States. Money. You never know what you’ve got
Kitty Baker | Tuesday, April 14, 2015
A few weeks ago, something called Letters Live occurred at London’s Freemason’s Hall in Covent Garden to great aplomb. Helped by the fact that the two recurring stars for the few performances were Benedict Cumberbatch and his leading lady in Sherlock, Louise Brealey, the show did extremely well for having no plot, no set and
Kitty Baker | Tuesday, March 31, 2015
The Nigerian populace came out in droves to vote in their presidential election. Men and women waited for hours to exercise their democratic rights, and it was one of Africa’s most peaceful elections, despite attempts by Boko Haram and others to disturb the process. The British Parliament was dissolved on March 30, marking the start
Kitty Baker | Tuesday, February 24, 2015
For anyone who is an avid (or passing) listener of the podcast “The Moth,” this is the closing line. For those who are not avid (or passing) listeners of the podcast “The Moth,” the basic premise is a collection of stories told by ordinary (or sometimes famous) people about moments in their lives, at an