Culture

Why Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids 9
- Culture, Literature
- November 29, 2022
“Children must hear nothing but the vital truth, so far as we can give it [to] them,” G.K. Chesterton wrote over a century ago. “I say the vital truth: it is found mostly in fairy-tales…” Recently, I watched two movies back-to-back: Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella (2015) and Jon Turteltaub’s romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995).
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Leaving a Legacy Through Simplicity 15
- Culture, Philosophy
- November 25, 2022
A few weeks ago, I came across a story in The Washington Post about a young woman, Rosie Grant, who scours graveyards across the country looking for recipes to make. Recipes in a graveyard? Yes, it does sound weird, but Grant was intrigued upon hearing the concept. The first gravestone recipe she came across was featured on Naomi
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This Thanksgiving, Let’s Set a Place for Gladness 3
- Culture, Family
- November 23, 2022
About 18 months ago, I was reading for review Rachel Hollis’s self-help book Didn’t See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart. At one point, Hollis is talking to her friend Greg and apologizes for sounding “a bit like Pollyanna.” Greg asks if she’s read Pollyanna. When Hollis says no, Greg
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Why Practical Skills Are Still King (And How To Learn Them)10
- Culture
- November 22, 2022
When my parents’ lawnmower broke recently, my father took apart the engine and found the problem: a broken governor shaft. While the part for that lawnmower was no longer made, if it were, my dad would have been able to singlehandedly repair the mower. Similarly, I have memories of my grandmother canning peaches and pickles
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Traditional Masculinity Should Be GQ’s “New Masculinity”13
- Culture
- November 21, 2022
GQ magazine held its 25th “Men of the Year” event in London last Wednesday. Talents from across the fields of culture, sports, and entertainment gathered for the glitzy gala celebrating the British men’s style magazine’s honorees for Men of the Year. Curiously, over a third of the personalities on that list were women. Of the
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There Are Too Many Saviors on My Cross 10
- Culture
- November 18, 2022
This article’s title derives from a poem published 50 years ago by actor and film star Richard Harris. Written in free verse, and recorded and released as a record in the days when vinyl was king, Harris’s poem was a cry for peace in Northern Ireland, a land plagued by political and religious violence between
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