Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, or The Adventures of Prince Achmed, lays fair claim to being the earliest animated feature film in existence. If we do grant it that title, it beats the next contender by more than a decade. While Prince Achmed came out a century ago, in 1926, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, whose production was presided […]
Mutiny After Midnight—the new full-length from Sturgill Simpson’s alter ego Johnny Blueskies, an instant contender for Album of the Year as well as Somehow Audibly Greasiest Album of the Year—dropped ahead of schedule over the weekend, when Simpson (who’d promised this one would be a streaming-service-spurning physical-only release) threw the whole thing up on YouTube. […]
Over the last few decades as film and television have evolved, audiences have largely come to expect certain qualities from their leading protagonists: bravery, intelligence, ambition, wit, even a slightly rebellious nature. However, as global, real-life media has invaded more and more of our everyday lives, the things which previously felt solidly black-and-white have instead […]
Sneha Shrestha, known artistically as IMAGINE, is a Nepali artist whose practice bridges her native Devanagari script with the visual language of graffiti handstyles. Her work advocates for the preservation of living cultures within contemporary art, insisting that language, ritual, and memory remain active and not just archival. Working across painting, murals and sculpture, Shrestha […]
Mar 11, 2025 Ryan Hammill of the Ancient Language Institute joins Thomas for a practical discussion about how to learn Latin, as well as the central place of the classical languages (Latin and Greek) in classical Christian education, and the various schools of thought in today’s classical Christian education movement. Links Thomas’s article about learning […]
Welcome to The Garden of Earthly Delights. You’ll find no angelic strings here. Those are reserved for first-class citizens whose virtuous lives earned them passage to the uppermost heights. Down below, stringed instruments produce the most hellish sort of cacophony, a fitting accompaniment for the horn whose bell is befouled with the arm of a […]
If the performative males have loafers, and the Hedi boys have Chelsea boots, what’s left for the menswear nerds? Lately, it’s been derbies, and more specifically, somewhat clownish ones—marked out by round and bulbous toe boxes that curve upwards. You’ll find the style on the feet of folks who glide through the world in clothing […]
If you’re like me, then professional sports have always helped define the decades. The accomplishments of athletes like Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Simone Biles provide a sort of soundtrack that flavors their respective time periods. For example, it’s difficult to think about the 1990s without remembering the feats of Michael […]
It’s been a long, screenful day. All you’re craving is a way to unwind – and almost automatically, your hand reaches for that social media app you know, deep down, you’d be better off without. Pause right there. What we’re often actually seeking in those moments is nervous system regulation, a way to relax and […]
Apr 10, 2025 A great spiritual master of our time, Fr. Donald Haggerty, joins the podcast to discuss his important new book, The Hour of Testing: Spiritual Depth and Insight in a Time of Ecclesial Uncertainty. He offers profound reflections on the ongoing, and perhaps future, crisis within the Church, with an eye to arousing an […]
