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
Mercury in Retrograde
Having recently discovered the music of Queen and delving into the life of its fabulous frontman, Freddie Mercury, I uncovered a critical commonality: he and I were both raised in homes made rigid by religion.... Read More
Staff Picks: Favorite Cocktail Recipes & Other Forms of Election Stress Relief
For many of us, this has been a tumultuous and enormously divisive presidential election season with very high stakes, but we’re finally at the finish line. Whether you’ll start working on your Canada immigration papers... Read More
If You Don’t Believe in God, Do You Believe in Rock’n’Roll?
Though atheism is sometimes criticized for not having musical traditions as the world’s religions do (an erroneous assumption that we have debunked), rock music has long been dismissed as godless or “the devil’s music.” Even... Read More
Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War: A Story of Ordinary Heroes
With the appointment of Adolf Hitler as German Chancellor in 1933 came the rise of the Third Reich and the beginning of one of the darkest periods in Europe's history. That same year, the first... Read More
South Park Stays Topical at Start of Twentieth Season
This article contains spoilers from South Park’s first episode of season twenty. South Park returned Wednesday night with its twentieth season. As ever, the animated series’ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker satirize politically correct... Read More