Culture

How Fanatics Hack Our Minds (And Why We Let Them)0
- Culture
- April 27, 2020
In his 1841 book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles MacKay wrote, “During seasons of great pestilence men have often believed the prophecies of crazed fanatics, that the end of the world was coming. Credulity is always greatest in times of calamity.” During the COVID-19 crisis, there has been no shortage of
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Our Children Are Not Slaves of the State 0
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- April 24, 2020
Last week brought two special delights. Though I had read and even taught Francis Gray Patton’s novel Good Morning, Miss Dove, I had never seen the movie. With forlorn hope, I went to YouTube, punched in the title, and there it was, a wonderful film released in 1955 starring Jennifer Jones as “The Terrible Miss Dove,” an
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Movies for Isolation, 1939 Edition 0
- Culture
- April 24, 2020
By the common acclamation of many critics and film historians, as well as amateur aficionados like me, 1939 was the most notable single year for the release of great movies in the golden age of American filmmaking. Everyone knows it is the year that gave us Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
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YouTube Will Ban Content That Contradicts WHO on COVID-19 0
- Culture
- April 23, 2020
Soon, YouTubers will be silenced if they don’t agree with the United Nations on public health. As The Verdict reports: YouTube will ban any content containing medical advice that contradicts World Health Organisation (WHO) coronavirus recommendations, according to CEO Susan Wojcicki. Wojcicki announced the policy on CNN on Sunday. WHO is an agency of the
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The Rise of American Caesars 0
- Culture
- April 23, 2020
First, some random observations: A devout priest I know, around age 50, was hospitalized for COVID-19. He received treatment and is now recovering. On Tuesday, April 21, a mother in Meridian, Idaho was arrested for taking down police tape and signage forbidding entrance to a park playground and allowing her children to play on the equipment. After
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20,000 Pages Under Quarantine: Classic Book Series Everyone Should Read 0
- Culture
- April 23, 2020
Happy World Book Day to all voracious readers who are finally getting through their libraries of books they always meant to read some day! The same wishes go to all others stuck at home wondering what to do. If you find yourself in either camp, why not check out the list of books below? It’s
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