Culture
April 13, 2026
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What You Would See and Feel While Traveling Near the Speed of Light

We all learn in school, or at least from our more rig­or­ous choic­es of sci­ence fic­tion, that we’ll nev­er be able to trav­el faster than the speed of light. At first, this may sound dis­ap­point­ing, but upon reflec­tion, 186,000 miles per sec­ond is noth­ing to sneeze at. Ques­tions about how to achieve that speed soon […]

Culture
April 12, 2026
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The 9 Best High-Protein Meals, According to Athletes, Nutritionists, and Chefs

Leftover roast “Arguably, the greatest culinary contribution Britain has given the world is the Sunday roast. It’s good in soup form on Monday, too. Take your leftover chicken and cabbage. Add canned tomatoes. Pour in chicken stock, then throw in onion, celery, and carrot if you’re feeling extravagant. Add garlic, a few herbs, and let […]

Culture
April 10, 2026
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Forza Horizon 6: Every Car You Can Drive at Launch

Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 is almost here, and with it comes a massive (and stacked) roster of over 500 cars, including rare debuts, performance icons, and a few surprises straight from the reveal. Slated to launch on May 19, 2026, the upcoming racing game will take players to Japan, bringing together dense neon-lit cities, […]

Culture
April 09, 2026
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The Catholic Culture Podcast: 183

Sep 10, 2024 James Majewski plays guest host in this episode, asking Thomas about his recent essay critiquing the well-known Christian film distributor Angel Studios (associated with The Chosen, Sound of Freedom, and Cabrini). Articles and podcasts mentioned: “Angel Studios: Questioning the hype” “Cabrini secularizes a saint”  “Cabrini and the denial that Christ is for everyone” Thomas’s […]

Culture
April 08, 2026
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John Cage’s Silent, Avant-Garde Piece 4’33” Gets Covered by a Death Metal Band

When we think of silence, we think of med­i­ta­tive stretch­es of calm: hikes through desert­ed for­est paths, an ear­ly morn­ing sun­set before the world awakes, a stay­ca­tion at home with a good book. But we know oth­er silences: awk­ward silences, omi­nous silences, and—in the case of John Cage’s infa­mous con­cep­tu­al piece 4’33”—a mys­ti­fy­ing silence that asks […]

Culture
April 07, 2026
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15 Light Jackets Under $250, Just in Time for Spring

We have had to deal with some grueling months but we’ve finally arrived at “all you really need is a light jacket” portion of the yearly programming. There’s no set date for the phenomenon and there’s always a bit of risk in jumping the gun, but if a good jacket is all you really need, […]

Culture
April 06, 2026
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Let’s Be Yearny: What Celibacy Taught Me about Sexual Desire

Asking a celibate guy for advice on intimacy feels, to many, like asking a vegetarian to judge a barbecue competition. But that assumption says more about our cultural scripts than it does about celibacy. In the ’60s, the sexual liberation movement argued that we needed romance and sex to be happy but that sex had […]

Culture
April 05, 2026
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Fortnite Shoulder Riding: How to Carry Players and Ride on Shoulders

We all know how much Fortnite loves its emotes, and this time it’s taken things a step further with a new shoulder riding emote that lets players literally carry each other across the map. Fortnite’s Shoulder Ride emote has been added as part of the game’s April Fools’ update for Chapter 7 Season 2 and feels exactly the […]

Culture
April 04, 2026
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The Catholic Culture Podcast: 185 – The Stigmatists

Oct 16, 2024 In his new book, The Stigmatists: Their Gifts, Their Revelations, Their Warnings, Paul Kengor gives a historical overview of the phenomenon of the stigmata, focusing especially on one thing many stigmatists have in common: they receive visions, often prophetic ones. The book devotes individual chapters to seven canonized or beatified stigmatists: St. […]