(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare Titus comes back a hero. Like, full parade, medals, cheers — war won, hometown proud. He’s the kind of dad who’s all about honour and old-school rules. The city makes him feel like the main character. He sacrifices a captured prince because that’s what … Continue reading “Titus: The Ultimate Clapback (no chill)” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
“Doppelgangers & Drama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Okay, listen — imagine a city where everyone suddenly thinks you’re someone else, and none of the rules about “personal space” apply. That’s the vibe. Two families. Two sets of twins. One city. Total chaos. Years ago, a man named Egeon got … Continue reading “Doppelgangers & Drama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
“Crooked Crown: The Ultimate Royal Backstab” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Richard III by William Shakespeare So here’s the vibe: the war is finally over. The long, messy family fight known as the Wars of the Roses is done, and the York family is on top. Peace, right? Everyone should be chilling. Except one guy. Richard. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, … Continue reading “Crooked Crown: The Ultimate Royal Backstab” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence
Planta Sapiens is not content to be merely informative; it is argumentative, provocative, and impatient with the old habit of treating plants as passive background scenery. Calvo and Lawrence present the plant world as a field of intelligence in its own right, arguing that we should borrow tools from animal cognition to rethink how plants … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence
“Crown Swipe: Royal Clout” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare Alright — picture England as a giant group chat that exploded. The main thread? Who gets the crown. No one can agree. King Henry’s inbox is full of SOS messages but he’s checked out: kind, dreamy, zero vibes for politics. His queen, … Continue reading “Crown Swipe: Royal Clout” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
“Crown Crashers — when the kingdom goes viral” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare Okay, picture this: a kingdom that used to be the main character in everyone’s group chat has turned into a chaotic group DM where nobody can agree on anything. The king — Henry — is exhausted, spaced out, and honestly kind of … Continue reading “Crown Crashers — when the kingdom goes viral” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
T.A.E.’s (The Adaptable Educator) Book Review – The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is not merely a history of Nazi Germany; it is an act of historical witnessing written with the urgency of a moral reckoning. First published in 1960, the book has the scale and propulsion of an epic, but its true power lies elsewhere: The … Continue reading T.A.E.’s (The Adaptable Educator) Book Review – The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
“Crown Crashers: Baby King, Battle Clips & the Joan Fiasco” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.'s LitBites) - A modern retelling of Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare Okay, listen — history’s a chaotic group chat and the main thread here is: England won big under Henry V, then things spiralled. Henry V dies, leaving a baby — literally an infant king, Henry VI — and suddenly the crown … Continue reading “Crown Crashers: Baby King, Battle Clips & the Joan Fiasco” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
The Adaptable Educator’s (TAE’s) Book Review – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma
Robin S. Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is best read not as a novel in the conventional sense, but as a modern spiritual fable: a didactic parable dressed in the language of business burnout, midlife crisis, and self-reinvention. Its central transformation—from Julian Mantle, a once-celebrated lawyer destroyed by success, to a serene teacher … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s (TAE’s) Book Review – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma
Lit Bites – Modern retellings of classic literature. “All the genius. Half the scrolling.”
The intention here is to introduce the classics to young readers while using a language they might use. As an introduction, the hope is to motivate them to want to explore the original and help them start appreciating the possibility of a larger language of expression. This is partly inspired by the rewritings of Charles … Continue reading Lit Bites – Modern retellings of classic literature. “All the genius. Half the scrolling.”
The New Renaissance Mindset 