As a life-long lover of sci-fi battle scenes, it is always a joy to order a fleet of dozens of starships of all shapes and sizes to hyper-jump to a neighboring planet, then zoom in and watch as they ...

Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson is always challenging himself to do something different, for better and worse. In his early films he was accused of watching and internalizing too much Robert Altman, as ...

Lindsay Ellis, a California-based filmmaker and mother of two, has been making videos for YouTube since 2007. But even she was surprised by the response to her most recent release on the platform. In ...

For many centuries, interpreters of the Old Testament have thought that the “wickedness” for which God destroyed Sodom with fire and brimstone was homosexuality. That interpretation is mistaken, says ...

(RNS) — Jonathan Isaac, the 6-foot, 10-inch forward and a 2017 first-round pick for the Orlando Magic, scored a new kind of fame last week: His sneaker — the first product of his Christian apparel ...

Donald Trump’s ineptness as a politician is shattering the public’s confidence in his skill as a chief executive. Writing in the Aug. 10 The Atlantic, co-author Peter Wehner reports on a survey from ...

PhD candidate Mattie Mae Motl is exploring the world of gender, sexuality, and religion, and she’s sharing her fascinating conclusions with us on TikTok and IG. Subscribe to our newsletter for a ...

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