TV Review: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2 Tackles Love, Relationships, and Scientology
Fans of the lighthearted and hilarious Netflix show The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt eagerly anticipated the release of Season 2 in April after Season 1 left us with all those cliffhangers: Who is Titus’s wife? Will... Read More
Hope Is What Remains Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has long explored humanistic themes
April marks the fortieth anniversary of the release of Rush’s album 2112, described by Rolling Stone as the band’s “prog-rock magnum opus” and by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson as their “protest album.” It was reported... Read More
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther: Promising Sign for Future of Comics Series
Last Wednesday was an exciting day in the world of mainstream comics as it marked the much-anticipated return of the Black Panther superhero series, this one by acclaimed author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, veteran artist... Read More
Morgan Freeman’s The Story of God: An Exploration of Belief
“Today, for better or worse, the power of religion touches all our lives, no matter what our faith. This is Morgan Freeman’s journey to discover how our beliefs connect us all. This is the quest... Read More
Is Hulu’s New Series The Path One You Want to Follow?
With the number of religiously unaffiliated increasing in the United States, it’s about time a television series addressed what it means to lose faith. Premiering on Hulu last Wednesday, the new drama The Path studies... Read More
Daredevil‘s in the Details: A Superhero Show Replete with Ethnic and Gender Stereotypes
Two weekends ago, having caught up on all the shows I follow, I decided to try out Daredevil, the superhero series that jumpstarted a successful partnership between Netflix and Marvel. Since Jessica Jones was so... Read More
The “Christ-Washing” of Justin Bieber: Religion as a Marketing Tool for Pop Stars
“Bigger than Satan.” That’s the phrase, along with a photo of rock musician Marilyn Manson, emblazoned across a t-shirt worn by pop music’s good-boy-turned-bad-boy—and back—Justin Bieber at a concert in Vancouver on March 11. The... Read More