How the Catholic Church Changed the Movies
With this week’s big Oscar win for Spotlight, an unsparing look at the Catholic Church’s cover-up…
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5 Reasons That Cartoons Are the 21st Century’s Great Metaphysical Playground
Could we be living in a simulation created by an advanced civilization? Philosopher Nick Bostrom argues that…
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Gay, Black, and Muslim: “Naz & Maalik” Challenges Easy Assumptions About Progress
Naz & Maalik is a groundbreaking film. Featuring two black, gay Muslim teenage boys, the film, written…
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Reality as Revelation: “Hail Caesar!” is the Coen Brothers’ Most Religious Movie Yet
Like many, I was more than a little excited about the opening of the new…
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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga
Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations…
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“Let’s Get in Formation”: Beyoncé’s Spiritual Call for Black Resistance
I don’t like Beyoncé in the way that some people do—I am not a bee in…
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The Bindi Isn’t Indie
Et tu, Beyoncé? #ReclaimtheBindi wants to challenge cultural appropriation of traditional symbols.
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Krapp’s Last Tweet: The Rise (and Fall?) of Privilege in the Digital Economy
This fall marked the third anniversary of a record-breaking event—and one that serves well as…
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Do Psychedelics Offer a Path To The “God Within”?
“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Timothy Leary’s famous exhortation still influences our view of so-called psychedelic…
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Militias, Trump, Guns, and ISIS: Too much Masculinity?
Masculinity made the news again. We see it in the standoff between a self-described militia and…
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