Stories about the underworld are rarely really about the dead. They are about the living—about how human beings survive grief. From the ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the imagined life of William Shakespeare... Read More

A new docu-drama will explore humanist and freethought activism in the Philippines. The film project combines historical recreations with insightful interviews from both secular and religious activists. It’s an attempt to spotlight an underrepresented movement... Read More

Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy makes no mistake about its intentions, opening with its own definition of Christian nationalism right at the top. “A political movement that believes America was founded as... Read More

Queer media tends to be deeply humanistic, for reasons that will not surprise queer humanists, and Red, White & Royal Blue (available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is no exception to such tendencies. It... Read More

Television, movies, and streaming services provide an endless supply of great LGBTQ+ storytelling. Along with new premieres, we can access older materials and see how representation has grown (see A History of LGBTQ+ Representation in... Read More

It’s now been just over a month since beloved British funnyman Terry Jones died (on January 21). References to his films and the comedic skits floating around social media have been a comforting reminder of... Read More

The grand cosmic reversal featured in the documentary film Hail Satan?, directed by Penny Lane (Our Nixon, Nuts!), is at least as old as John Milton, whose Satan has appeared to readers and critics for centuries as... Read More