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Books & Culture

Ye and the End of Cancel Culture

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Haunted by a tradition of an innocent scapegoat crucified out of fear and envy, we are constantly competing over who is the most victimized by events, past and present. But that’s not who Jesus was.

The House of Funny Horrors

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This Halloween let’s watch “Arsenic and Old Lace” for its great, macabre humor, the silly prejudices of “sweet” old ladies, loads of laughs, and as always, the incomparable Cary Grant.

Goodbye Columbus?

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It is only because of the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence that we even have a basis to criticize the actions of our forebears.

Unserious Moonlight

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David Bowie was the glorious product of a classical Western education, but a new documentary traffics in clichés.

Body in Trance

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“The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone,” perhaps unintentionally, shows us the nothingness that comes from the push for temporary relief of an ongoing interior problem.

The True Jackie Robinson

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In the MLB’s and media’s coverage of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s major league debut, there is much that is forgotten.