Spain has developed a rich and dynamic contemporary art scene in the last decades, with artists from around the world exhibiting in many of its iconic museums. As summer gives way to autumn, and outdoor relaxing in the sun turns to a quest for indoor cultural activities, art centres across the country have come up […]

An Evangelical Texan is now using her pulpit to fight Trumpism. Will her flock follow? It’s a beautiful September morning in Austin, Texas, and Jen Hatmaker is gently heckling the congregants of Austin New Church. Today’s sermon is on the parable of the Prodigal Son, and Hatmaker, delivering the sermon, is just winding up for […]

A global icon for whom the only constraint is none whatsoever, who wears his vulgarity, bombast and disregard for humility as a badge of honour, what does MMA star and currently Ireland’s most famous son represent if not the moral void in which sits the values of an American Dream that stand as a grotesque […]

Chinook Wawa was once spoken by more than 100,000 people, from Alaska to the California border, for more than 100 years. Even before I saw the water, I heard the rumble. Sounding like a river or a waterfall, the noise was gently muffled by the sword ferns and step moss as it reverberated through the […]

A celebrity has become an image of marketing. In some cases, there is a symbolism that can be seen in how a celebrity’s image is used in the culture. Some celebrities can be viewed similar to a multimedia piece of art with a commentary on parts of society and culture. Kanye West has an image […]

Wandering around lost in a cornfield could be a nightmare for some people but a fun way to spend an afternoon for others. A lot depends on the circumstances. If you’re taking your stroll through the maze on a leisurely, sunny day, it will be fine. But if you’re being chased by zombies at night, that’s […]

A handful of churches in South Carolina are offering parishioners the option to have gluten-free bread during the Holy Communion, but the Vatican says gluten is actually a necessary part of the sacred ritual. The new offering has since sparked a debate among those who suffer from gluten intolerance and certain bishops. St. Stephen’s Episcopal […]

HBO’s latest documentary actually owes a debt to science fiction, and the unintended consequences associated with unleashing forces beyond our control. In the case of “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age,” the monster is the corrosive effects of dating apps that have rapidly led society into uncharted territory — what one expert calls “evolutionary […]

When friendship is peddled as a means to a different end, it makes it hard for both sexes to build the intimacy that being friends requires. The events of the last year — the #MeToo movement and its exposure of rampant sexual harassment in the media and Hollywood, as well as accusations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaughassaulted a fellow high school-aged girl more […]

There are many articles about millennials living at home. Often, these articles are in response to a new survey. We non-millennials may assume the worst. Maybe these young adults live with their parents because they are idle or refuse to grow up. Our assumption fits into the current narrative about millennials — unfortunately, too often based on […]