Madalyn Murray O’Hair was the founder of American Atheists and a force to be reckoned with. Known as tough, unapologetic, and even brutal at times, including to those she loved, O’Hair was a true revolutionary... Read More

Beauty and the Beast is the classic tale of the beautiful townswoman Belle, who falls unexpectedly in love with her captor, the cursed beast who lives in a remote enchanted castle in the woods outside... Read More

How bad is the scripture-based humor in The Shack, a film that hit theaters Friday and is being promoted as an uplifting spiritual journey? When Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) first meets the Father, the Son and... Read More

James Baldwin was a national treasure. Through his masterful writing and oratorical deliberations on race and Black America’s constant struggle for justice and recognition of our humanity, Baldwin’s poetic potency proves timeless as it continues... Read More

Here we are again on another Friday the 13th—the day where the overly superstitious hunker down in their homes and the moderately apprehensive leerily navigate their way through the daily routine. It’s no secret that... Read More

Arrival has the remarkable qualities of all Denis Villeneuve’s films, which include Prisoners and Enemy (both released in 2013), and last year’s Sicario. Its cinematography is brilliant, the acting is second only to the superior performances one finds... Read More

This summer marked the ten-year anniversary of Al Gore’s groundbreaking climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and a pertinent reminder of the climate catastrophe arrived on National Geographic this week in the form of actor... Read More