I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets...
Culture
For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a...
Sometimes, the scholarly life means taking delight in unexpectedly relevant news items: a new adaptation...
When The Muppet Christmas Carol premiered 30 years ago in 1992, there were fears it...
It’s that time of year again. No, not the time for peace, joy, and love....
We spend our lives mourning our childhoods. Our values and expectations are shaped throughout our younger years, sometimes subconsciously. Once we learn that, say, an ice cream dropped on the hot sand during a day at the beach won’t be replaced, the ice cream becomes a little part of us, a part we can’t get […]
How can we develop a deeper, more human and multifaceted understanding of the past?
Spotify and an Australian journalist both made more headlines for one of the most influential pop stars on the planet
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