Facing the Monster

Facing the Monster

All great works of art are at heart monster stories, whether the monsters are dragons, step-mothers, social injustices, or even the self.

Anthony Esolen: Teaching People to Open Their Eyes

Anthony Esolen: Teaching People to Open Their Eyes

This secular age is characterized by twin refusals: the refusal to appreciate human truths, and the refusal to be open to the divine. Combating those refusals requires an imagination steeped in the greatest creative works known to man.

Do Something that Won’t Compute

Do Something that Won’t Compute

Wendell Berry thinks the world is more like a mystery than a machine. In his poem "The Mad Farmer's Liberation Front" he gives us a radical manifesto for lives that don't compute.

Ghosts of Christmas

Ghosts of Christmas

Charles Dickens, a journalist, and a future father reflect on truth, imagination, and Christmas.