Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity
Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation, circa 1472. Wikimedia Commons Philip C. Almond, The University of Queensland Christianity began with the appearance of an angel. In the gospel of Luke, Mary is…
The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween
Lisa Bitel, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of…
Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why
Sarah Kollat, Penn State Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses – and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn…
Scenes from Manhattan, New York City Part 3 of 6
Following are images I captured in Manhattan, NYC on October 6, 2026 while on a day trip there.
The sound of resistance
A collaborative piece about different forms of protest music across time and geography By: Written by Sydney Allen, Kevin Rennie, Sanjib Chaudhary, Rai M Azlan, Daria Dergacheva, Jean Sovon, Nurbek…
Scenes from Manhattan, New York City Part 2 of 6
Following are images I captured in Manhattan, NYC on October 6, 2026 while on a day trip there.
‘Weather under Fire’: The climate change film we’ve been waiting for
by Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections October 15, 2026 The best climate change documentary I’ve ever seen needs your help to get to the finish line. Aiming for a release…
Scenes from Manhattan, New York City Part 1 of 6
Following are images I captured in Manhattan, NYC on October 6, 2026 while on a day trip there.
Scenes of the Train Ride from Boston to NYC Part 2 of 2
Following is video that I captured on the Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 95 from Boston, Massachusetts USA to New York City, New York USA on the morning of October 6,…
Scenes of the Train Ride from Boston to NYC Part 1 of 2
Following is video that I captured on the Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 95 from Boston, Massachusetts USA to New York City, New York USA on the morning of October 6,…
‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
by: Xan Brooks September 11, 2026 Watch the official trailer for NAZA, an award-winning documentary produced by the Guardian that details the systems behind Israel’s mass killings in Gaza. Subscribe…
Epochal Crisis
The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism By: William I. Robinson, PhD In a groundbreaking new study, acclaimed scholar of global capitalism William I. Robinson presents a bold, original, and timely ‘big…
“Musk” the documentary by Alex Gibney
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live. Movie trailer for the…