Culture
What We Lose When We Stop Telling Stories
Sharing religious stories and engaging with scripture promotes continuity of values and traditions.
At 30, ‘Unforgiven’ Is Aging Very Gracefully
Eastwood succeeded in making a morally complex movie that people enjoy watching.
When History Is Lost in the Ether
Digital archiving is shoddy and incomplete, and it will hamper the ability of future generations to understand the current era.
The Simpsons: A Perfectly Cromulent Oral History, Part 1—Inside The Harvard Lampoon
The beginning of a series chronicling the making of the first decade of 'The Simpsons,' as told by its writing staff.
Looking to Polish Cinema
How Poland's films capture their national identity better than any other country's.
A Selfish Kind of Historical Relativism
The problem with imagining that the moment in which we live is somehow a chaotic historical aberration instead of fairly typical.
‘Studio 666’ is Nothing But a Good Time
The Foo Fighters play themselves in this comedy-horror romp, which promises joyful stupidity and provides exactly that.
Ditching Journalism Ethics in ‘Inventing Anna’
Shonda Rhimes’ 'Inventing Anna' serves up tired stereotypes about women in media
Open the Books on Critical Race Theory
There should be nothing controversial about transparency rules that allow parents to see what their kids are being taught in school.
Robert Hayden, the Poet Who Would Not Be Canceled
Hayden focused on the sufferings and triumphs of black Americans, that wasn’t enough for some of his contemporaries.
Does the Future Face New Enemies?
Virginia Postrel discusses her intellectual development and dynamism in American life.