The worst thing about revisionist readings is not that they ruin nostalgia for old classics, or undermine the moral foundation of society—it’s that they so … Read More ›
Author: Kittie Helmick
Kittie Helmick studied Comparative Literature and Critical Translation at the University of Oxford, after serving with the Peace Corps in South Africa. Her desire to speak truth in grace led her to found Salt and Iron: Seasoned Writing and its predecessor GoodTrueBeautiful. She has also published critiques of pop culture on The Critic, The Federalist, and Patheos.
The Red Turtle is a collaborative project between the iconic Studio Ghibli and the Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit, known for his interpretive short … Read More ›
Today’s conservative is the new liberal. With the so-called liberals of our generation advocating for policies like state-imposed censorship, young conservatives assume the mantle of … Read More ›
“Between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed at least one third of Europe’s inhabitants,” declares the back cover of Philip Ziegler’s work on the … Read More ›
Once upon a time, I disdained to watch sports. Watching sports, in my estimation, constituted a waste of time, a needless assimilation into vacuous pop … Read More ›
The other night, I attended a fundraiser dinner for a ministry well-respected in conservative Christian circles. Leaders in our church had recommended it to me, … Read More ›
Every year my family struggles to keep up Christmas traditions. It’s not that we find our traditions onerous or time-consuming, so much as that we … Read More ›
I wish I had more time. Don’t we all? After years of filling my To-Do list with a hose and emptying it with an eyedropper, … Read More ›
All movie-watchers indulge in their own pet obsessions. Maybe you watch for plot twists; your sister watches for gorgeous soundtracks; your dad for the quotable … Read More ›