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REVEALED: 2 | Vintage Vibes

The "Red Right Hand" of "Ted Lasso"

Why use the Nick Cave song? It’s funny but it also sets up Roy as the "Peaky Blinders" crime boss of soccer

Salon

Finding paradise in a piece of history

There's a lot of olde-worlde luxury, and a touch of the paranormal, in this five-star manor.

The Canberra Times

Mark Story: Is this the year that Kentucky basketball recovers its mojo?

With apologies to 17th century English poet John Milton, the theme for Kentucky men’s college basketball’s two marquee programs since 2015 has been “Paradise Lost.”

Tribune News Service

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From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture

In western culture today, demons exist as something of a paradox. Religious belief in them is often presented as marginal. Many mainstream Christian denominations are silent or give them little prominence.

The Conversation

25 years ago, Al Pacino made the wildest legal thriller of all time

This ludicrous 1997 film finds the perfect role for Al Pacino's scenery-chewing.

Inverse

Silence of the poets – has an ancient tradition of commemorative verse died with the Queen?

Not so long ago, the death of a monarch would have been a cue for outpourings of elegies and poetic commemorations. One might have thought the end of the second Elizabethan era would prompt something similar – but apparently not.

The Conversation

Classic literature insights on refugees

From the Bible to "The Grapes of Warth," reading classic texts of people seeking new lives can create empathy

Salon

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What classic literature knows about refugees fleeing persecution and war

The United Nations has warned that the war in Ukraine could create “the biggest refugee crisis this century.” Two and a half million people have already fled.

The Conversation

How 17th century's Britain's 'cancel culture' can help us understand the importance of free speech

Free speech is the right to express one’s opinions without censorship or restraint. It is a cornerstone of modern liberal democracies. Nowadays, it is considered a basic right in the UN’s 1948 Declaration of Human Rights and it is is enshrined in British law.

The Conversation

Jacob Mchangama, "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media," and Milton's Curse

I much enjoyed Jacob Mchangama's podcast on the history of free speech (Clear and Present Danger), so I'm particularly pleased to see his book is now out: s I asked him if he could pass along a guest post related to the book, and he graciously agreed: According to Columbia…

Reason

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