From Shakespeare to Harry Styles: Have audiences always been rowdy?

So are things really any worse now? “If you’d asked me that before lockdown, I would have said that things have always been like this,” says Sedgman. As far back…

The Cost of Faith: Dawn-Keepers and Doubt in Octopath Traveler 2

***Spoiler Alert: The articles contain spoilers for Octopath Traveler 2.*** “Doubt is what I do.” So says the skeptical Inquisitor Temenos in Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler 2a Chaucerian fantasy that…

Timothée Chalamet Is All Smiles and Madcap Energy in the First Trailer for ‘Wonka’

It’s been nearly 20 years since we’ve seen Roald Dahl’s most iconic character, the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, on the big screen. First in the Gene Wilder classic, Charlie and…

Explore the Largest Online Archive Exploring the Genius of Leonard da Vinci

We dare not speculate as to what Leonardo DaVinci would make of artificial intelligence. We are, however, fairly confident that he would love the Internet. The Renaissance-era genius applied his…

Wimbledon: The controversy of tennis’s strict 146-year-old dress code

But while some ground has been conceded, the rest of the code remains as straight as the baseline on Center Court, with competitors being told they “must be dressed in…

Following Bill Walton’s Example of Freedom and Sacrifice

Every other week in The Coach’s Box, Timothy Thomas explores the various lessons that can be learned from the world of sports. ESPN’s The Luckiest Guy in the World highlights…

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Dials Up the Violence and Explosions in its Second Trailer

With the Barbie vs. Oppenheimer discourse still sucking up most of the movie coverage oxygen, it’s easy to forget that awards season is just around the corner. Summer blockbuster season…

Frederick Douglass’s Fiery 1852 Speech, “The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro,” Read by James Earl Jones

Every year on this day, Frederick Douglass’s fiery, uncompromising 1852 speech, “The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro,” gets a new hearing, and takes on added resonance in the…

Strength in caring | Eurozine

Who cares? When I hear this common rebuttal, disguised as a question, I flinch. At some point, it became acceptable to defensively reject concern. Those who care, without question, may…

From Barbie to Oppenheimer: 10 of the best films to watch in July

(Image credit: Warner Bros) Including Barbie, Oppenheimer and the latest Mission: Impossible – Nicholas Barber lists this month’s unmissable releases. 1. Barbie Somehow, one of the year’s most anticipated films…