The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 47 How to Resist Power: Tips from Bertrand Russell's Century of Humanism
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. How to Resist Power: Tips from Bertrand Russell's Century of Humanism One of the things you learn early as a humanist is that honesty does... Read More
Theater Review: Young Jean Lee’s Pullman, WA
I walk into the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC, well-known in the city for its innovative performances, and enter the Melton Rehearsal Hall, an intimate, minimalist space that will serve as the set for... Read More
Film Review: Arrival
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
Book Review: Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly
In a way Bill O’Reilly is a literary version of Donald Trump—a man hell-bent on justifying his intellect by rehashing history while digging only into sources that support his opinions. O’Reilly’s views, on full display... Read More
BREAKING NE–nevermind, just some cat GIFs
I don’t know about you, but spending the past six months feverishly refreshing FiveThirtyEight’s 2016 Presidential Election Forecast has fried brain cells that I didn’t even know I possessed. This election, more so than others... Read More
Staff Picks: Favorite Cocktail Recipes & Other Forms of Election Stress Relief
For many of us, this has been a tumultuous and enormously divisive presidential election season with very high stakes, but we’re finally at the finish line. Whether you’ll start working on your Canada immigration papers... Read More
The Comics Section: A Plan to Let Children Starve, Religious Anthropomorphizing, and No Guns Allowed
It’s all your favorites: The Atheist Pig, Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
