Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, delivered a sermon marking Orthodox Epiphany in Moscow this week. He spoke to those who wish “to defeat Russia,” using the occasion to deliver a threat to the West: “We pray
Category: Politics
The Rise of Brandon Scott Jones: The Gay Revolutionary War Soldier Ghost Stealing Hearts
Despite being a “ghost”—and contrary to that kind’s reputation for inciting a chill—Brandon Scott Jones does not enjoy the cold. Yet he has enough winter weather gear to compete in the Iditarod. The Los Angeles-based actor has been experiencing weather
Martin Luther King Jr. Was No Moderate, He Wanted a ‘Radical Revolution of Values’
For over a century and a half, the United States ignored the values its founding documents demanded, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty,
Biden Fails to Explain Classified Documents Found in His Home Garage
President Joe Biden failed to explain Thursday why documents with classified markings were stored next to his vintage Corvette in a garage at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. White House lawyers said in a statement Thursday that a “small number
Katie Porter’s Audacious Senate Announcement Branded ‘F*cking Crazy’
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) has dived into the California 2024 senate race—whether Sen. Dianne Feinstein is retiring or not—and things are already getting messy. Porter, who narrowly won re-election in California’s newly redistricted 47th district in November, was first elected
The Outrageous ‘M3GAN’ Marketing Campaign Was a Triumph
If you live in New York, or inhabit any corner of the social media landscape (Instagram, Twitter, even YouTube), chances are you’ve witnessed some absurd advertisements in the past month. More specifically, we’re hedging our bets that you’ve seen a
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Is So Weird, It’s Shocking Netflix Took a Risk on It
Copenhagen Cowboy finds Nicolas Winding Refn working in his native Denmark for the first time since the 2005 conclusion to his Pusher trilogy, and yet it isn’t a case of the auteur returning to his roots. Rather, the writer/director’s six-episode
Kevin McCarthy Is Proof You Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists
The MAGA Republicans holding Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House hostage are embarrassing both themselves and Kevin McCarthy—and bad, says Kurt Bardella, a Los Angeles Times columnist and former House Oversight Committee staffer on the Republican side. Bardella
Pope Benedict Was a Law and Order Pontiff, Who Failed As a Reformer
With 1.3 billion followers, the Roman Catholic Church is the world’s largest organization. Islam has 1.97 billion adherents but no comparable infrastructure. Google has greater reach—in cyberspace. The Church of Rome has a vast network of parishes, schools, colleges, hospitals,
James Cameron’s Goofy ‘Avatar’ Stubbornness Finally Won Me Over
As I walked into a musty theater in my hometown to finally watch Avatar: The Way of Water, I found myself swimming through a strange array of emotions and stray thoughts. There was some child-like excitement, some curiosity, and at