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Susannah Black RobertsHistoryLiterature
The world that vitalists nostalgic for the Bronze Age wish to recover was waiting for something: longing for something more than a brief, passing glory.
Erik CoonceFilm Reviews/HollywoodLiterature
'Dune' offers a powerful account of evil and an often realistic account of our failings, but does it leave us with anything solid to measure ourselves by?
Steven WedgeworthHistoryLiteratureCurrent Politics
That great quote you want to put to work on social media might not mean what you think it means.
Brewer EberlyTechnologyHealth & MedicineLiterature
Our contemporary sickness of seeking does not deliver what it promises, instead leaving us lost, distraught, and alone.
Zephram FosterFilm Reviews/HollywoodLiterature
Horror, by its very nature, points us to supernatural realities, whether intentional or not.
Jessica MiskellyHistoryLiteratureSexuality
The modern notion of "big romance" is both unrealistic and demeaning to one's partner. Our conception of eros needs to be rescued by agape.
Derek KingPolitical TheoryLiteratureCurrent Politics
The Free Press podcast 'The Witch Trials if JK Rowling' is well-intentioned, but misses the core problem: What if free speech requires a shared world?
Noah WingLiteratureBook Reviews
Mary Shelley saw the Enlightenment more clearly than her husband, Percy, and what she saw scared her.
Jake MeadorLiteratureLord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien
Tolkien's holy fools teach us a simple lesson: If you would save the world, you must love strawberries and cream.
Guest WriterLiteratureOrthodoxyWendell BerryGK Chestertonagatha christiedorothy sayersfictiontana french
It's not a coincidence that some of the greatest writers of detective fiction are also orthodox Christians.
Alastair RobertsSocial TrendsLiteratureTechnologyPresenceSocial MediaTwitterPride and Prejudice
Twitter Is Like Elizabeth Bennet's Meryton
Jake MeadorLiteratureLord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien
JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings shows us many truths, not the least of which is the life-giving power of loving small things.