TV Review: The Kids of Bob’s Burgers Invent a New Religion

Bob’s Burgers is a family-friendly animated sitcom on Fox you may have heard of but likely haven’t watched. With competition from the still-popular Family Guy and The Simpsons, a show about two parents and their... Read More
Father John Misty, the Voice of a Reluctant Generation

I really don’t want to like Father John Misty. The enigmatic folk singer’s beard, skinny jeans, and gravitas punch you in the face with a “hipster Brooklynite” aura. You would expect Misty to gauge the... Read More
TV Review: The Young Pope’s Godless Confession

The Young Pope, a ten-part HBO drama written and directed by Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, follows the ascension of the young and captivating Lenny Belardo (Pope Pius XIII), the first American pontiff. The newly elected... Read More
Hungry Hungry Humanists: Our Favorite Holiday Foods

Humanists may not share in the religious aspect of most of the winter holidays, but we certainly enjoy many of the delicious foods and snacks associated with them. Below are just some of the American... Read More
Is Burning Man Becoming a Religion?

When Burning Man, the radical arts festival and temporary city erected in the Nevada desert each year, announced that the theme for 2017’s event was “Radical Ritual”—derived from religious symbologies worldwide—many regular attendees viewed this... Read More
Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate

ONE OF THE MOST SAVAGE reviews ever written was published in 1818 in response to a collection of verse by a somewhat unknown poet. The critic, John Wilson Croker, declared, “the author is a copyist... Read More
Review: Westworld, (HBO), Season One

Westworld condenses the character, theme and plot developments of an entire television series into just its first season. No sooner do we discover that a character has the motivation to commit an act than they commit... Read More