I grew up on a steady diet of Star Wars long before I had words for genre or myth. I couldn’t have explained archetypes or Campbellian beats, but I understood the pull of it, the sense that something old and immense lay just under the adventure. Luke gazing at the twin suns on Tatooine felt […]
Much like in real life, tools in Hytale don’t last forever. Knowing how to repair tools in Hytale can save a lot of frustration, especially once longer mining runs and deeper exploration start damaging your gear faster than expected. Tools are needed for almost everything you do in the game, and their durability starts to […]
Jan 15, 2026 Ida Friederieke Görres is little-known to English-speaking Catholics (except perhaps for her biography of St. Therese of Lisieux), but she was a major voice of the orthodox Catholic laity in mid-20th-century Germany, with Joseph Ratzinger giving her eulogy. Jennifer Bryson has translated Görres’s 1970 essay collection, Bread Grows in Winter, which is […]
When Netflix launched around the turn of the millennium, it was received as a godsend by many American cinephiles, especially those who lived nowhere near diversely programmed revival houses or well-curated video stores. A quarter-century later, it’s safe to say that those days have come to an end. Not only does the streaming-only Netflix of […]
It’s funny. I have a 21-year-old daughter, she’s in college now. She’s a sophomore, and my relationship with my daughter is so much different than my relationship with my sons. My sons are more like my buddies. And my daughter is like my precious gem, you know what I mean? But with mothers, just like […]
Naoshima is located in the Seto Islands of Japan and is known for its outdoor art. Yayoi Kusama‘s restored yellow pumpkin is back at it’s famous spot, after being swept away last August of by a typhoon.The Setouchi Triennale was held from April 14th until November 6th highlighting the beautiful seasons of Japan and forging […]
Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance GVPTA encourages arts, culture, and heritage workers, artists, and organizations from all disciplines across British Columbia to complete the B.C. Arts, Culture, & Heritage Sector Insights Survey to help them better understand, advocate, and inform government, funders, and stakeholders on the current state of the sector. This survey is led […]
Recently, I became interested in horror films, especially those concerning demons and paranormal activity. It started in 2023 when my mom had me watch Julius Avery’s The Pope’s Exorcist. While I enjoyed the movie, my initial thoughts were that this movie is just Hollywood’s understanding of exorcisms and the demonic. Surely there are no real […]
There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our Best New Songs […]
Jun 30, 2025 St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th-century abbess, mystic, polymath, and Doctor of the Church, is best known to non-Catholics for something else – her music. We have more pieces of music by Hildegard than by any other medieval composer whose name we know. Her chants are beautiful, otherworldly, virtuosic and ahead of their […]
