TV Review: The Leftovers
HBO's new series The Leftovers is a show about what is presumably the Rapture. But wait, fellow humanists! Don't tune out just yet, because it deals with this seemingly supernatural event in a thoroughly humanistic... Read More
PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s ode to philosophy, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, imagines a collision of worlds: What would happen if Plato, the famous philosopher, suddenly appeared in the twenty-first century? In... Read More
The Humanist Puzzle: Solutions to Last Week’s “Unscramble Thinkers”
Did you try last week’s puzzle, “Unscramble Thinkers”? Find the answers below! Special thanks to our puzzle creator, Dan Mason. Dan creates puzzles for the Williamsport Guardian, a bimonthly newspaper promoting awareness, arts, culture and... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Who Said Science Isn’t Poetry?”
This week’s poem is by Joshua Preston. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris where he earned his degree in political science and history. Currently, he is a Research Fellow at Baylor... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 7 (Peasant) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: The Heresy of Grazida Lizier
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. (Peasant) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: The Heresy of Grazida Lizier Heresy-wise, it’s hard to beat the early thirteenth century. In Northern Italy, Southern France,... Read More
Book Review: Democracy’s Defender: The Life of L.M. Birkhead by Jim Grebe
Jim Grebe’s book Democracy’s Defender: The Life of L.M. Birkhead presents the life of a Methodist minister-turned humanist Unitarian minister-turned social activist. Born in Missouri in 1885, Leon Milton Birkhead was a man of reason... Read More
The Comics Section: Body of Evidence, Quantum Stuff, Healthy Choices
Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!