James Bond has spent the last twenty years apologizing for existing. That is probably the first…
Category: Culture
The Screen Version of Sex Work, and the Business It Never Shows
Most people have never knowingly met a sex worker. Almost everyone has watched one. For a…
When Salvador Dalí Gave a Surrealist Lecture in a Diving Suit … and Almost Suffocated (1936)
Many a foreigner has visited England and found it an unexpectedly surreal place. Some of that…
Best Moisturizer for Men: 7 Skin Care Grails to Shop in 2026
Ingredients to Seek: There are some tried-and-true ingredients worth looking for, and Dr. Ruth recommends “a…
Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Spirit Descends on Mother Mary
This essay is the first in a series exploring the modern desire for transcendence through films.…
Winter Walking in the Bronx: Everyday Habits That Can Reduce Slip-and-Fall Risks
The Bronx sidewalks that feel perfectly routine in October become something else entirely by January. A…
How Reading Changes the Way Your Brain Works
Reading is unnatural. This will hardly come as a surprise to any child trying to put…
The 3 Best Trap Exercises for More Defined Shoulders
Ask someone in the weight room to point to their trapezius muscle, or “traps” in gym-speak,…
Daredevil: Born Again Tests the Limits of Christian Grace
For many Christian superhero fans, Daredevil’s third season, which premiered in October 2018, hit a high-water…
From Digital Design to Domestic Art: The Material Narrative of an Interdisciplinary Designer
As digital design increasingly permeates contemporary residential spaces, domestic creation has fallen into a pervasive dilemma.…