Hailed by many as a history-altering savior responsible for communism’s decline and scorned by others as a clueless, intellectually unsophisticated actor out of touch with both common folks and the real world, Ronald Reagan made a lasting global impact. A new film explores the roots of his confidence, the relationships that nurtured it, and the […]
In A Wrinkle in Time, author Madeleine L’Engle describes a town called Camazotz, a suburban community held captive by a dark force. There, all the houses are exactly alike, small square boxes painted gray. The same number of dull flowers dot each yard. Children at play bounce their balls and skip their ropes in perfect […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to speak Friday concerning the future of his long-shot campaign. Kennedy will be speaking in Phoenix, the same day former President Donald Trump will be in the area holding a rally in the all-important swing state of Arizona. Adding fuel to the rumors, ABC News reported Wednesday that Kennedy […]
A science experiment goes dangerously wrong. Quarantining the infected proves impractical or insufficient. Welcome to Alien: Coronavirus (sorry, Romulus), the franchise’s best and most evocative effort since Sigourney Weaver donned a mechanical exosuit in the classic 1986 sequel. Of course, the Alien movies have dredged ideological waters in the past, most famously in David Fincher’s […]
When you combine unchecked illegal immigration with a refusal to prosecute crimes, you end up with a society similar to that which you would find in a Grand Theft Auto game. In other words, you end up with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California. Southern California has been a hotbed of gang crime this summer. Four people […]
The next two paragraphs are a test to see how much I remember from elementary school science class: The continents of Africa and South America were once part of a massive supercontinent known as Pangaea, which existed around 335 million years ago. Pangaea began to break apart about 175 million years ago during the Mesozoic […]
It’s not unusual for professional sports to change rules to try to make things more interesting for casual fans. Year in and year out, some fans bemoan the persistent tinkering, and others celebrate it. It’s what has led to things such as the designated hitter in baseball and the 3-point shot in basketball. The NFL’s […]
When the musician Jeff Buckley died at the age of 30 on May 29, 1997 — just three years after 27, the cursed age that most prematurely deceased rock stars check out at — he left behind one album, in the form of Grace, that was to become one of the most admired, even beloved, […]
Kirk Franklin, the immensely successful musician with over 20 Grammys for his work in Christian hip-hop and gospel music, recently had some thoughts on marriage that he shared with former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Newton’s Funky Friday podcast. “I believe that marriage has been weaponized in Western Christianity,” Franklin said. “It’s very much […]
Vanishing glaciers. Newly ice-free stretches in the Arctic. Record droughts punctuated by record deluges. A hurricane, supercharged by hot Pacific water, that lasted six weeks. And across the globe, implacable, record-breaking heat. In 2023, record production and burning of fossil fuels poured unprecedented amounts of energy into the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, helping to spur some of the wildest weather in...