Entertainment

Why Does Dante Place Odysseus in Hell?0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Western Civilization
- August 12, 2026
One of the most talked-about movies of the year, for so many different reasons, is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s “Odyssey.” The film has generated identity-politics controversies, classicist controversies, and Christian controversies (from Christians and anti-Christians). One of the lightning rods for arguments and thought-pieces is the proposed “Christianization” of Odysseus, illustrated by his guilt for the trickery of
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Common Sense May be Returning to Marriages With Weekday Weddings 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- August 7, 2026
Weddings are a joyous occasion, and I’ve heard of at least three in my social circles in the upcoming months. But two of these weddings are diverting from the norm of a weekend celebratory affair, choosing instead to hold their nuptials on a weekday. “A weekday?!” one might well say. “How inconsiderate! I can’t take
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Saying Goodbye to Over-Sharenting 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, MomThink
- August 4, 2026
While living in France last spring, I went to the park one chilly evening with the lady who was hosting me. We were watching her three-year-old daughter play on the playground with other young children, when my hostess suddenly gasped. “What?” I asked. She indicated another little girl on the playground, perhaps seven or eight
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Ella Langley and America’s Need for Non-Girlboss Songs 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- August 3, 2026
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent the most weeks as a #1 non-holiday hit on the Hot 100 of any female soloist, surpassing Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Langley’s success is making a lot of people angry, but it showcases what our culture is starved to hear.
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Is Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ a Christian Story?0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, History, Religion, Western Civilization
- July 27, 2026
Despite living approximately 750 years before the birth of Jesus, Homer’s “Odyssey” continues to resonate with audiences today. Only a handful of stories in the Western canon can claim to have this sort of universality and longevity. The other story that is certainly comparable to, and even surpasses the “Odyssey,” is the one told in
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With DEI, the Market Did What Critics Couldn’t 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Politics
- July 24, 2026
I remember the backlash against Disney very well. In 2021, when the company launched its Reimagine Tomorrow diversity initiative and pledged that 50% of recurring characters in scripted content would come from underrepresented groups, it was met with a collective sigh. Disney didn’t seem to care about the criticism. They marched headlong into the proverbial abyss. However,
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