“Rent” and Christmas
How does a young person find love after being infected with a fatal, sexually transmitted illness?
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Time and Enjoyment
The bittersweet beauty, envy of the gods, that “all good things come to an end.” Liz Horst Liz Horst studied…
Soul Toes Tapping
That old Christmas Eve rose before me, caught in my hurried jots, a day in which the taste of grace…
Humane Architecture on Pinterest
This is what buildings ought to look like. Christina Brown Christina is the founder of LiveBeautiful, a company designed to…
Why Harry Potter is Great Literature
In which I risk all my friendships with people who read. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits,…
The Forgotten Inkling
Owen Barfield’s writing will inspire you. Sarah Clarkson Sarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology at the…
Why Men Like Jane Austen
From soldiers in the trenches to modern Millennial guys, the secret to why dudes read chick novels. Or at least…
J.K. Rowling’s London
The Harry Potter author’s new mystery is the latest in a beautiful tradition: authors illuminating the city they love. Brian…
Happy Endings and Reality: The Purpose of Art
What is the difference between art and entertainment?
Detention with the Outcasts
Real community challenges our assumptions about the value of choice and the role of ideals. Esther Moon Esther Moon, a…
Must Every Kids’ Movie Reinforce the Cult of Self-Esteem?
Encouraging kids is fine, but films like Planes and Turbo take their messages to an extreme. Parents should turn to 1969’s A…
The Trouble with Downton Abbey
Why Masterpiece Classic thinks I should have liked it…and why I didn’t. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments,…
T.S. Eliot on Tradition and Talent
The poet said truly unique artists understand tradition…but what he meant by tradition might surprise you. Brian Brown Brian Brown…
Beauty
In ancient literature, Wisdom is often described as a person. How might we better understand Beauty if we thought of…
Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice!
While leading man Mr. Darcy certainly is “the thinking woman’s heart-throb,” he’s more than a romance icon. Jessica Prol Jessica Prol…
Books of the Year
A few of the books that smacked me in the brain and changed the way I think in 2012.
What is the Purpose of Art?
Novelist Susan Patron misses the answer.
“Gad Sir, You Are a Character!”
Men like my grandfather and Humphrey Bogart give us a glimpse of the right relationship between goodness and shrewdness. Jace…
The Future Is Never What It Used to Be
The future’s not what it used to be, but, then again, maybe it never was. James Banks James Banks is…
The Greatest Story Nobody Understood
English and American stories are as different as their politics used to be. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the…