Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
The New York Times reviewed Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire by immediately reminding readers that Crane, “America’s first rock-star writer,” appears on the album cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 23 Voltaire: One Poet against Christendom, Part I
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Voltaire: One Poet against Christendom Part I: The Brilliant, Awful Years If religion is a single, concentrated expression of authority, humanism is the modest accumulation... Read More
Game of Gender Roles: Popular Culture and Women
June 14 marked the finale of the fifth season of the popular television show, Game of Thrones. This season has been particularly controversial in its depiction of the rape of a major character, which many... Read More
The Comics Section: Seeking Suggestions for New Atheist Comics
The Comics Section is one of our most popular features in TheHumanist.com. You’ve enjoyed cartoons such as Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, The Bad Chemicals, The Atheist Pig, The Littlest Atheist, Polyp, and much... Read More
The Jenner Factor: Former Olympian Now Carrying a Different Kind of Torch
By now, most of you know that Caitlyn Jenner, once known as Bruce Jenner, the former Olympian and reality show star, underwent sexual reassignment surgery and other feminization procedures to become a woman. Insisting that... Read More
The Comics Section: A Women’s Rights Conference (for Men Only), Happiness is Just Around the Corner
Check out the latest comics from Jesus and Mo and Polyp!
Bill Nye and Amy Schumer: No, the Universe Is Not Trying to Tell You Something
No, the Universe did not call you that cab or tell you to take vitamins. In a hilarious new video from Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, 2010 Humanist of the Year Bill Nye “The Science... Read More