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Stranger Things’ fifth and final season is finally here! As I rewatched the show, I was struck by how profoundly it illustrates the biblical story of a spiritual battle that takes place in a realm beyond our senses and yet, right in our very midst. Netflix’s hit show begins in Hawkins, Indiana in 1980s America […]

Matt Reeves’ The Batman gave us a noir-heavy detective story that was both grounded and gory, introducing a younger, angrier Bruce Wayne who was still learning what it meant to be Gotham’s Dark Knight. Three years on, The Batman Part II is finally in development at Warner Bros. and now stands as one of the […]

Jul 21, 2025 Get free PDF of New Questions, Old Answers: Catholic Morals and Natural Family Planning Article on the marital debt The way Natural Family Planning is commonly taught does not adequately reflect the Church’s perennial teachings on the purpose of marital relations, on sexual asceticism, and the good of continence. To be sure, […]

Japanese words that even the most proficient learners of the language find the hardest to pronounce can be, ironically, the ones borrowed from their own native tongue. My wife, who’s originally from the United States and now is a fluent speaker of Japanese after living in Japan for 15 years, still struggles to pronounce one […]

You may have seen every sin­gle one of Stu­dio Ghi­b­li’s ani­mat­ed films, going well beyond the Hayao Miyaza­ki-direct­ed My Neigh­bor Totoro, Spir­it­ed Away, and Kik­i’s Deliv­ery Ser­vice to the less wide­ly known but also charm­ing­ly craft­ed likes of Ocean Waves, My Neigh­bors the Yamadas, and The Cat Returns. Even so, the ques­tion remains: have you real­ly […]

I am bombarded with unrealistic, six-abbed fitness content daily. So I filed a complaint to my friends: why is social media crushing my body confidence? “Yeah, well, imagine being a woman,” one withered, and OK, totally fair enough. But as the global himbo domination marches on, there’s an accessory that’s become just as ubiquitous: their […]

Amsterdam is one of these cities you just feel like going back to. With its quaint topography and exciting cultural scene, it’s worth planning regular “revisits” and part of the allure is to witness new hotel concepts springing up around the capital. The most recent one? Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits at the Park situated […]

Since 2020, the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture has convened bi-weekly meetings with over 30 BC-based arts service organizations (ASOs) to address sector needs. Together, we have collaborated on advocating for a brighter future for all arts, culture, and heritage entities, professionals, and volunteers. In 2023, a working group of ASOs engaged Earnscliffe, a professional government […]

Fans of the beloved Knives Out film franchise will not be surprised to see detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) make a dramatic entrance at a crucial point in its latest installment, Wake Up Dead Man. They may, however, be surprised to see him make that entrance as a direct answer to prayer. And Blanc keeps […]

Denis Villeneuve made it clear right from the start that his adaptation of Dune would take three films. The first two would cover the first book and a third one would wrap up the full arc he set out to tell. That plan is finally coming to fruition with Dune 3, which, according to lead […]