At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.
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The Dead End on My Record Shelf
I believed that there was no music existing in the world with an unbroken connection to its original context. I was wrong.
Posted inBooks, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, First Chapters, Unapologetic Women
The Miracle of the Mundane
In an excerpt from her new essay collection, Heather Havrilesky calls for tuning out the online cacophony telling us we aren’t enough, and tuning in to the soul-affirming, quiet truth of the present moment.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, First Chapters, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Miracle of the Mundane
In an excerpt from her new essay collection, Heather Havrilesky calls for tuning out the online cacophony telling us we aren’t enough, and tuning in to the soul-affirming, quiet truth of the present moment.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Religious Iconography of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
A vast range of political, historical, and religious influences went into Margaret Atwood’s dystopia, including one unexpected logo.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Helping My Son Choose Between the Cub Scouts and His Beliefs about God
Kate Abbott thought the Cub Scouts would be a great place for her son to make friends. Then they came across the ‘Duty to God’ requirements.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
An Education in Doubt
In her memoir ‘Educated,’ Tara Westover studies herself to safety, but books can’t rescue her from the memories of sustained violence.
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The Meaning of Allahu Akbar
An essay on the many true and beautiful meanings you’ve never heard of behind “takbir” — the expression of Muslim faith, “Allahu Akbar” — literally, “God is great.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
MAWA! The Christian Alt-Right Wants to Make America White Again
Sarah Posner introduces some of the main players in “alt-right Christianity” in her exploration of American Evangelicals’ embrace of Trump.
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Twenty Years Later, The Dude Still Abides
Despite being nominated for Academy Awards seven times throughout his career, Jeff Bridges doesn’t mind forever being Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski.
