Culture

Why Hamlet Disappeared From the Stage in the Soviet Union 0
- Politics, Culture
- June 2, 2023
William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is considered by some to be the single greatest story ever written. Hamlet has it all: ghosts, sword fights, suicide, revenge, lust, murder, philosophy, faith, manipulation, and a climactic bloodbath worthy of a Tarantino film. It’s a masterpiece of both high art and sensationalism, the only play I’ve seen performed live three times. Not
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Missing the Target 2
- Culture
- May 30, 2023
Target’s decision to not only stock but give pride of place to transgender-themed children’s clothing has sent shock waves through the national media and the retail industry this week. It isn’t the first time the retailer—one of America’s largest—has missed the target for its customer base. In 2016, Target released a policy allowing men who
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Snapchat AI: ‘Efficiency’ Devoid of a Meaningful End 1
- Culture
- May 26, 2023
Earlier this year, Snapchat released a new feature to all users of its popular social media platform. Called “My AI,” this resource allows users to hold text conversations with a specialized chatbot. The technology works similarly to other popular AI bots like ChatGPT and uses typed or spoken input to answer questions, generate ideas, and
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The Absence of Honor and Our Failed Governing Elites 3
- Culture
- May 25, 2023
In “To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars,” Richard Lovelace (1618–1657) writes of a soldier who laments leaving the “chaste breast and quiet mind” of his mistress to embrace “a sword, a horse, a shield.” But he concludes the poem with this thought: “Yet this inconstancy is such As thou too shalt adore; I could
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Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America 6
- Culture
- May 22, 2023
This machine leads to the shadowy tip of reality; open the screen and you’re on your way to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable… Take as long as you like on your journey. Your limits are only those of your mind and your tolerance for folly, ignorance, and corruption. Ladies and gentlemen,
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10 Chinese Proverbs for Everyday Life 2
- Politics, Culture
- May 19, 2023
Unexpectedly, my past few weeks of reading have revolved around specific topics: I’ve been reading a lot of war novels, for example, and I’ve been working through two books focusing on the country of China. One of my China-related books was Safely Home, a popular novel by Randy Alcorn exploring the purpose of life on
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