A Battle for the Soul of the West
The assault on Enlightenment values is tearing both Europe and America apart.
Book review: Leah Sottile’s ‘Blazing Eye Sees All’ examines life of self-proclaimed Mother God, a look into fringe religious leaders
“Blazing Eye Sees All” follows the dark fairytale rise of New Age mythology in America, and how it led to the rise of groups ...
The New York Times6d
From London, Cycles of Hip-Hop Enlightenment, and Entertainment Too
The effect is digital-age in appearance, but it’s the result of an age-old practice: the painstaking, detail-obsessed pursuit of perfect synchronization, body with body, and dance with music.
Smithsonian Magazine2d
The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Of Notoriety: ‘Hamlet’ by Teatro La Plaza at Navy Pier shines light on Shakespeare and Down syndrome
While I was in middle school and during my high school years, I dedicated one of my classroom periods each semester to being ...
The Michigan Daily4d
What’s in a bachelor’s degree? Contemplating the meaning of my four-year education
What did the four-year bachelor’s degree program really mean to me, beyond another achievement to check off? If all I wanted was a job, which schools and programs mattered? If the point was education, ...
'Sunrise' arrives at midnight for fans celebrating release of new 'Hunger Games' novel
As a kid you focus so much on the plot and the action,” says Miller, a researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...
Man of Many on MSN2d
Vacheron Constantin: Celebrating 270 Years as a Master of Time
Vacheron Constantin celebrates the extraordinary milestone of 270 years dedicated to crafting the finest timepieces the world ...
Tribune Online on MSN2d
The Night of Power
IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.The Holy Qur’an, An-Nahl, 16:89, says, “One day We shall raise from all peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: And We shall bring ...
London Review of Books3d
London Review of Books
People love to talk about writers who once had radical sympathies but drifted rightwards with age. But the political evolution of ... restoration might yet be endowed with the spirit of the ...