Oct 2, 2025 Dappled Things: The Quarterly of Ideas, Art, and Faith is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In its 20 years it has contributed to the beginning of a Catholic literary revival, nurturing the talents of many Catholic writers and visual artists. In recent years especially, many exciting new initiatives, presses, and magazines have branched […]
Hiragana and katakana are literally the ABCs of Japanese. They’re the most basic types of Japanese characters and essential parts of the Japanese language. Learning these two types of characters is often the very first step to learning Japanese, too. Being able to read hiragana and katakana is amazing because it’s such an immediately practical […]
American is a tricky word. It can refer to everyone and everything of or pertaining to all the countries of North America — and potentially South America as well — but it’s commonly used with specific regard to the United States. For Frank Lloyd Wright, linguistic as well as architectural perfectionist, this was an untenable […]
For the last few decades, Carhartt WIP, the workwear juggernaut’s street-savvy younger sibling, has followed in the steel-toed footsteps of its older brother, pushing the brand’s purview beyond the jobsite. That mandate includes updating core products like work jackets and double-knee pants for the deskbound shopper, but it also includes tapping a who’s who of […]
Alluring Brazil in Enchanting Lençóis Nature Park Brazil continues to allure visitors with amazing landscapes and a fresh approach to hospitality. Oiá Casa, the new addition to the hotel scene, is a charming small luxury lodge by TP Group with only five suites located by Lençóis National Park, northeast Brazil – one of the most […]
The highly anticipated 4th Annual Vancouver International Black Film Festival (VIBFF) is set to make a bold return this December! From December 13 to 17, 2024, the festival celebrates Black voices with innovative, diverse, and bold programming. This hybrid festival combines the magic of in-person events at VIFF Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre with the […]
When you hit rock bottom, you discover its one perk: there’s nothing left to be afraid of. From the vantage point of that valley, life and death may seem a matter of indifference. It is with recovery that fear returns. Clawing your way out of the valley teaches you just how easy it is to […]
Foo Fighters have released a new single called ‘Asking for a Friend’. It accompanies the announcement a 2026 tour of North American stadiums, which will take place in August and September of next year, with support from Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy, and Gouge Away. Check out the band’s new track and list […]
Learning kanji is tough. The unfamiliar shapes. All the different ways to read a single kanji. And what’s more — there are over 2,000 of them to learn?! Unfortunately, there’s no shortcut around these hurdles. And I’m not gonna lie, learning kanji does take time and energy no matter what method you choose. But if […]
The rapid growth of generative AI has led to a fragmented landscape, with creative professionals and students faced with an overwhelming array of tools most of which are either highly technical or scattered across multiple platforms. While advanced applications like ComfyUI provide deep levels of control, their steep learning curve and heavy hardware requirements put […]
