Journalist and Middle Eastern cultural expert Diana Darke once wrote, “In Iran, they say there are two books in every household—the Koran and Hafez. One is read, the other is not.” (For perspective, the fourteenth... Read More

In just a little over a month, eager fans of the Star Wars saga will see the next installment of the franchise, The Force Awakens, on the big screen. Despite the letdown of the prequel... Read More

A humanist and an anti-abortion activist walk into a bar…Sounds like the start of a joke, but Abigail Disney’s documentary, The Armor of Light, touches on the shared values of humanists and one anti-abortion protestor,... Read More

What does your voice sound like to you? For many people, listening back to recordings of their own voice is disorienting at best, and soul-crushingly embarrassing at worst. Concerns about how clearly we speak, the... Read More

If there is, by chance, an omnipotent being lurking around up there—somewhere out in the vast cosmic expanse—I imagine that, after creating the cosmos, the Earth, and all the living things upon it, this god... Read More

If you haven’t seen the latest iteration of Mad Max stop reading right now, walk out of work, get in your car, and race to the nearest theater. Trust me, it’s worth the angry phone... Read More

DOCUMENTARY WRITTEN BY ROBERT KENNER AND KIM ROBERTS; DIRECTED BY ROBERT KENNER SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (2014) (USA) 93 MINUTES; PG-13 An outraged man goes to see his doctor. “Doc, you tell me I have a month... Read More