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Alan Ritchson stars as Jack Reacher in the 2023 series on Amazon Prime. Courtesy | Google Images
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‘Reacher’ proves TV still wants real masculinity

When he’s not shooting down bad guys, Jack Reacher is busy breaking their legs or gouging their eyes out. He’s the kind of gritty television hero we can’t seem to shake: all-American, a man’s man, making the world he inhabits more delightful for it.  The second season of the crime thriller series “Reacher,” based on...

Vatican’s new document does not validate gay marriage
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Vatican’s new document does not validate gay marriage

It’s all over the news: in the most recent Vatican declaration, Pope Francis permitted gay marriage in the Catholic Church. Except he didn’t.  Released on Dec. 18, the declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith made for a perfect storm of headlines right before Christmas. Many have seen the now-viral image of...

Social media masculinity influencers forget that men are called to serve
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Social media masculinity influencers forget that men are called to serve

Social media has come alive in recent years with a growing masculinity movement. Influencers like Chris Bumstead, Noel Deyzel, and Andrew Tate offer relationship guidance, fitness motivation, and life advice to young men.  In many respects, this is an encouraging change. Third-wave feminism has attempted to replace our appreciation of strong, capable men with a...

Folk music: The perfect soundtrack to autumn
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Folk music: The perfect soundtrack to autumn

Celebrate the glory of Michigan autumn with the best fall music: folk.  Another year is dying before our eyes. Campus is a fading banquet of color. Walking up the hill in the morning, your breath comes in silvery puffs. Hot cider is suddenly appealing, and you’re reassessing your sweater collection.  What better way to mark...

Fight the New Drug screening addresses porn addictions
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Fight the New Drug screening addresses porn addictions

Several Hillsdale students had tears in their eyes in the final minutes of the film “Brain Heart World” as young adults talked about healing from pornography addictions.  “The compassion I saw in the video was really touching,” sophomore Clare Horvath said. “The way we’re going to help people is by showing compassion and giving them...