The inability to separate artistic style from a work’s quality creates unfair criticism of contemporary art. Conservative critics often belittle abstract art and deplore its increasing popularity in the contemporary world. Abstract art may be a difficult style to understand, but that does not necessarily mean the quality of the art is bad. Those who...
Rather than helping people through increased media exposure, digitized media robs us of deep experiences. Yet omnipresent as digital media is, it will never usurp physical, tangible media. Surprising though it may seem at first, generations with no memory of a pre-digital world value owning physical media as much as older generations. This signals that...
Jesus does not allow you to be a teetotaler. If you are a Christian, you are required, mandated, ordered, welcomed, and invited by the word of Christ to drink alcohol, for he instituted his Holy Supper using alcoholic wine. The medieval church and the temperance-preaching Methodists had one sin in common: both denied Christians the...
It’s February, so people have probably started asking about summer plans. Handshake pings you with so many job opportunities, your inbox feels like a game of whack-a-mole. The spring semester always comes with a slew of unanswered questions concerning next year’s housing and post-graduation jobs, resulting in a stressful thought spiral. It’s easy to fall...
Elon Musk is the new darling of the Republican Party and a blatant example of modern conservative hypocrisy. Before the 2024 election, the billionaire most conservatives cared about was George Soros, allegedly the mastermind behind the Democratic Party’s success in the 21st century. What Musk has done in the last two months puts Soros to...