Literature

3 Reasons Shakespeare Would Fail a Modern MFA Program 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature
- September 15, 2026
Today, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in creative writing are often the norm for people who want to become serious about writing since they provide a structured, formal education in how to write fiction and poetry. With over 200 MFA programs in the U.S., one would expect we’d see more literary achievement than ever
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Need Inspiration? Read Epic Poetry!0
- Culture, Featured, Literature
- September 15, 2026
“One ought, every day at least, to … read a good poem.…” – Goethe Interest in the epics and poetry of antiquity is seeing a surprising revival in the 21st century. Part I of the retelling of the Arthurian series by Malcolm Guite, “Galahad and the Grail,” enjoyed wide success last spring and has the literary
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Shakespeare’s 3 ‘Hot Takes’ for a Nation in Troubled Times 0
- Culture, Featured, Literature
- September 8, 2026
There’s a lot of craziness in the news right now – when isn’t there? – between foreign policy and Iran, endless left/right political bickering and party infighting, economy woes, new conspiracy theories, and highly publicized murder trials. Adding to the heaviness is every political pundit’s “hot take.” Most Americans are tired of it, quite frankly.
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Physical Media Isn’t Dead Yet 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Literature
- September 3, 2026
I remember the first time I heard Apple’s “Siri” voice in elementary school. I was awed and a little scared of this talking robot, but now, asking Siri for answers from the web is commonplace. Yet for most of us in Gen Z and Gen Alpha, this is all we’ve ever known, and there’s no
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Why Mysteries Are Good for the Rational Soul 0
- Culture, Featured, Literature, Philosophy
- September 2, 2026
Mysteries and crime fiction hold a special kind of appeal. Just look at the immense popularity of true crime podcasts, police procedurals on network TV, or the undying interest in the works of Agatha Christie. Some of the earliest forms of literature we have are mysteries, such as “Oedipus Rex,” and some of the greatest
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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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