Let’s begin this article by visualizing something together. A conversation I don’t doubt that at least a few of us will remember watching on a computer a few years ago. “Michael, do you know what... Read More

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches and we scramble to assemble recipes, plan travel routes, and find our nicest elastic waistbands, the staff at the American Humanist Association reminisce about our favorite memories, traditions, and, of course,... Read More

WARNING! This story contains major spoilers for the Netflix series Midnight Mass. Netflix’s chilling new series, Midnight Mass, from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House, is a different kind of horror story. The... Read More

The documentary Pray Away (now streaming on Netflix) demonstrates the immense power of religious belief and its ability to destroy people's lives. It follows survivors of conversion therapy and leaders from Exodus International, an organization created to... Read More

“What do you think about when you think of America?” actor Will Smith poses this question at the beginning of his six-part Netflix documentary Amend: The Fight for America (released last month). We hear “This... Read More

Editor’s Note: David Mercer, a celebrant endorsed by the American Humanist Association, recently performed a backyard humanist funeral. Because such gatherings are especially difficult during the pandemic, we thought reading the very moving eulogy he... Read More

We're in the lead-up to a very spooky night—no, not November 3! We're talking October 31st. Whether you believe in ghosts, goblins, ax murderers, killer pumpkins, or none of the above, Halloween is a time... Read More