E. M. Forster’s masterpiece is a state-of-the-nation thesis in the guise of a real estate inheritance plot.
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‘Westworld’: Searching for meaning in a world without consequence
In this world, sin has no repercussions.
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How Sean Bean gets the life of a parish priest right in a new BBC show
Seeing my own priesthood in Sean Bean’s portrayal of one on “Broken.”
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How “The Americans” highlights the dangers of consumerism
I am reluctant to admit this, but a retired K.G.B. spy has emerged as a moral compass for me.
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Sarah Silverman on whether hell exists and why she loves the Jesuits
This week, we talk with Sarah Silverman, actress, comedian and host of “I Love You America with Sarah Silverman.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Why telenovelas are a powerful—and problematic—part of Latino culture
Like soap operas in the United States, telenovelas began on the radio, with 30-minute daytime segments geared toward housewives in Latin America.
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Why ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ was live TV at its best
There is simply no ignoring the elemental power of seeing Jesus’ depicted, earnestly and largely reverently, on national TV.
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What’s the buzz? A live version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ on Easter
The show stars popular singers John Legend as Jesus and Sara Bareilles, who was raised Catholic, as Mary Magdalene, and features 1970s rock figure Alice Cooper as Herod.
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From ‘Downton’ to Jerusalem, actor Hugh Bonneville searches for Jesus
Bonneville put his Cambridge theology degree to work in a new documentary about Jesus.
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The Passions of Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan
The Gaffigans have produced comedy specials, best-selling books and five children. They even survived a brain tumor. What have you done lately?