“For all their contractual ideas, Puritans ‘suspected that failure to marry was a sign of God’s ill favor.’” Noah Diekemper unpacks colonial American views on #marriage
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Most Americans are well-aware that our country has a regrettable track record with race relations. Sins are named, heroes are lauded …
Once upon a time, the merpeople of the Deep and the humans of Earth lived in harmony and friendship. But then, an ancient, ill-fated romance … Read More ›
When Peter S. Beagle’s novel The Last Unicorn first debuted over 50 years ago in 1968, it emerged into a literary world that was primed … Read More ›
Lately I’ve been telling anyone who will listen how smitten I am with the new TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot’s … Read More ›
A man is more than his tweets. Every “canceled” story is just the tip of the iceberg—not only because there are so many cases that … Read More ›
Dr. Krcmery’s Christian faith helped him not only endure the communist regime, but also find meaning in thirteen years of torture and imprisonment.
“Friends are just strangers you haven’t alienated yet.” If someone said this to you, you probably wouldn’t think that he had decided to refer to … Read More ›
Any interest I have in World War II was likely planted by my parents’ long-held fascination with the period. I’ve always thought of them as … Read More ›