Category: REVIEW

Beyond Belief

Few will read Time to Think without realising that something went badly wrong at the Tavistock clinic.

Blunt Advice for Holiness, Happiness, and Homelife

Blunt Advice for Holiness, Happiness, and Homelife

In 42 short meditations on a wide range of topics, Hubert van Zeller presents the universal call to holiness by bluntly addressing common tendencies in man. His writing has a British 1950s charm, yet cuts to what is essential in a way that feels modern and relevant.

August 7, 2023
The 9th Art: <em>Watchmen</em>, Deconstruction, and Comics For Adults

The 9th Art: <em>Watchmen</em>, Deconstruction, and Comics For Adults

This graphic novel was clearly crafted by two men who share a love of older superhero comics, even as they used their work to interrogate the genre and the world that produced it.

August 5, 2023
A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

What do we do when we realize that we understand neither ourselves nor our world? Anderson thinks the answer is the same, whether in life, faith, studies, or art.

August 4, 2023
200 Years of Glitz and Glamour:<br>J. & L. Lobmeyr Exhibition at the MAK in Vienna

200 Years of Glitz and Glamour:<br>J. & L. Lobmeyr Exhibition at the MAK in Vienna

Lobmeyr’s lighting creations can be found in some of the leading opera houses in the world.

July 31, 2023
<em>The Island Without Seasons</em>: An Adventure Without and Within

<em>The Island Without Seasons</em>: An Adventure Without and Within

Although at first glance, The Island Without Seasons is merely an adventure story about a man trying to discover the lost city of Atlantis, it is ultimately about how the man’s search allows him to better understand himself and the world in which he lives.

July 23, 2023
An Out-of-Place Dutchman Sails into Venice

An Out-of-Place Dutchman Sails into Venice

In program interviews, director Marcin Łakomicki and conductor Markus Stenz suggest that Holländer is really about sexism in modern society and a reinforcement of gender roles. A modern European man educated in what passes for the humanities today might think so. But the deeper contexts are ignored.

July 22, 2023
“Barbenheimer”: Silly Meme or the Rebirth of Hollywood?

“Barbenheimer”: Silly Meme or the Rebirth of Hollywood?

A seeming joke about two movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer, is actually pointing to a renewal of American cinema that may be on the horizon.

July 20, 2023
Net Zero: An Outcome Without a Process

Net Zero: An Outcome Without a Process

It must not be forgotten that these people are less concerned with producing energy in ways that will allow us to maintain our standards of living and make economic progress than with being ‘anti-capitalist.’

July 16, 2023
From Theory to Practice: A Libertarian Challenge

From Theory to Practice: A Libertarian Challenge

The problem for libertarians is not that their ideology cannot inspire policy reform. Their problem is their lack of courage.

July 15, 2023
The Spectre of Chinese Authoritarianism

The Spectre of Chinese Authoritarianism

Benedict Rogers drives home the point that, in addition to the economic, social, and geopolitical concerns about China, there are human beings who are suffering as a result of lukewarm activity or, worse, benign acquiescence.

Love Kills, But There’s Always Hope: <em>Elektra</em> and <em>Die Frau ohne Schatten</em> Enjoy Strong Revivals in Budapest’s Beautifully Restored Opera House

Love Kills, But There’s Always Hope: <em>Elektra</em> and <em>Die Frau ohne Schatten</em> Enjoy Strong Revivals in Budapest’s Beautifully Restored Opera House

Hungary has produced singers who built international careers, and two of them were on hand to fill leading roles here.

July 11, 2023