Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture, Good Living, Reviews
Touching the Art: A Guide to Enjoying Art at a Museum by Luc Travers
Angelica Walker-Werth September 3, 2021
In an easy-to-read, seventy-four-page volume, Travers relays his approach to art appreciation: You don’t connect with an artwork by learning which period it’s from or who painted it. Rather, you connect with an artwork by immersing yourself in it and finding personal connections with its characters and themes.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Free Guy, Written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn
Thomas Walker-Werth September 2, 2021
The bulk of Free Guy is propelled by a compelling, original story (a rare thing in today’s movie landscape) with well-written, well-acted characters and a powerful theme, as well as a delightful dose of humor.
Arts & Culture
Seven Poems Commemorating Heroism and Courage
Various Authors August 25, 2021
Including works by Charles Mackay, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Lawson, Robert Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Shakespeare, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Arts & Culture
Innovators in Sculpture and Innovators in Painting by Dianne Durante
Joseph Kellard August 18, 2021
Dianne Durante's Innovators in Sculpture and Innovators in Painting transform a monumental topic into a manageable form, helping readers to better understand and appreciate the work of artistic trailblazers.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
State of Fear by Michael Crichton
F. F. Mormanni August 12, 2021
Throughout State of Fear, Michael Crichton artfully incorporates real-life academic sources, graphs, and other research, slowly piecing together his own thoughts about global warming and comparing these with commonly held beliefs.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
O. Henry: 101 Stories, edited by Ben Yagoda
Timothy Sandefur August 11, 2021
The special glow of O. Henry's prose and the magic of his plots show us the world as it should be—and almost bring it within reach.
Arts & Culture, Economics
How a McDonald’s Gig Helped Propel Olympian Quanesha Burks to Tokyo
Jon Hersey August 2, 2021
A $15 per hour minimum wage would have tripped Quanesha Burks up at the starting line of her career.
Arts & Culture
Classical Music Makes Sci-Fi Soar
F. F. Mormanni July 23, 2021
Classical music is a powerful tool for Hollywood’s greatest sci-fi filmmakers and composers. Without this music, classic films such as Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey would not be as emotionally effective.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Loki, Created by Michael Waldron
Thomas Walker-Werth July 19, 2021
The characters in Loki who take a stand against the villainous Time Variance Authority are always clear that they are fighting for free will and defending people’s rights to make their own decisions.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Two Complete Novels of the American West: Hot Iron and The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton
F. F. Mormanni July 15, 2021
Texas novelist Elmer Kelton’s West is a vivid, authentic world—one in which farmers struggle to keep their land, ranchers work backbreaking hours to support their families, cowboys explore the depths of the wilderness, and people make difficult but admirable choices in the face of adversity.