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A statue of Charles Darwin at his former school, which is now Shrewsbury Library in the United Kingdom (iStock)
Arts & CultureIdeas
Christopher Sandford
Charles Darwin’s teaching has been misappropriated by generations of intellectually dubious adherents.
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 15,, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jake Martin
As the Beijing games draw to their conclusion, my only hope is that there is room for more than just Kamila Valieva’s story in the public imagination.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Super Bowl Sunday is an opportunity like no other to get your message out there. So why doesn’t the Catholic Church ever use it?
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Last week, after over 50 years of this experience, I was finally given a word that captures what I feel when I see any of the many Laughing Jesus paintings: Cringe.
Cast members of “All Creatures Great and Small”: Siegfreid Farnon (Samuel West), James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) & Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse). Backrow: Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton) & Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) (PBS Masterpiece)
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
I wonder at the rage we seem to have at the ready when it comes to our favorite pieces of pop culture.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
The New York Times said that “Wordle is a love story.” In a way, isn’t every online bit and bob that we delight in a love story?