Humanist Halloween: Fake Scares for a Change
These are truly scary times that have nothing to do with Halloween. The anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue four days ago has left us devastated for those killed and injured and mortified... Read More
Star Trek is Re-Energizing. And We Need It Now More Than Ever
It has been just over two months since Patrick Stewart’s epic announcement: Captain Jean Luc Picard would be returning in a new Star Trek series continuing the storyline of Star Trek: The Next Generation and... Read More
Questionable Consent: Teen Rom Com Edition
Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that he sexually assaulted her at a party in the early 1980s has brought forth myriad conversations in the past few days about the... Read More
Sexual Assault Reporting Apps: Perilous or Positive?
The rise of #MeToo and #TimesUp pushed sexual harassment and assault to the forefront of national and global conversations this year. Thanks to these movements, it isn’t as easy for our country to hide from... Read More
Character Study: How Atheism Has Become Less Important—and More Interesting—on Screen
In the recent indie movie and surprise hit Eighth Grade, shy Kayla (Elsie Fischer) plays a sweet but often awkward girl struggling through one of life’s most precarious social situations: middle school. Writer and director... Read More
The Social Mirror of Orange Is the New Black
NOTE: This article contains spoilers for Season 6 of Orange Is the New Black. The hit show Orange Is the New Black (OITNB) returned to Netflix for a sixth season on July 27. The show... Read More
It’s Okay to Be “Selfish” Sometimes: The Effect of Cultural Trends on Birth Rate
The number of births per year in the United States is at a record low. Last year the fertility rate fell to 60.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44, a 3 percent decrease from 2016.... Read More