This week’s poem is by HNN’s Poetry Editor Daniel Thomas Moran. He is a retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, New York and the author of seven collections... Read More

New and hilarious comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey and The Bad Chemicals!      

This week’s poem “October Spring” is by humanist poet Philip Appleman. Philip D. Appleman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University-Bloomington. He has published eight volumes of poetry, three novels, and half a dozen nonfiction... Read More

New crossword puzzle this week! Our special thanks to Dan Mason, creator of this puzzle. Dan creates puzzles for the Williamsport Guardian, a bimonthly newspaper promoting awareness, arts, culture and education in north-central Pennsylvania. The... Read More

New crossword puzzle this week! Our special thanks to Dan Mason, creator of this puzzle. Dan creates puzzles for the Williamsport Guardian, a bimonthly newspaper promoting awareness, arts, culture and education in north-central Pennsylvania. The... Read More

In theaters now, Elysium, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, explores two worlds in an unequal universe. Matthew Bulger reviews the film and its exploration of transhumanism. A few weeks ago I decided to go... Read More

Humanist Puzzle: Cryptoquote Here’s a new puzzle this week! The quote below was encrypted with a simple Caesar cypher. Each letter in the original quote has been replaced by a different letter. The bold, underlined... Read More