Culture
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Posted On CultureWho Will Stumble Because of Michael Tait’s Fall?


As much as it purports to be a “positive and encouraging” alternative to the secular world, the world of Contemporary Christian Music is far from…
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What film and TV get wrong about London


Of course, London has been portrayed in different ways throughout cinema history, including its bombed-out ruins after World War Two, in films such as 1949’s…
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Posted On CultureComings and goings at Paris's Haute Couture houses


As the Haute Couture collections wrap up in the French capital, we take a look at some of the highlights in a season where arrivals…
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Posted On CultureThe World’s Oldest Cookbook: Discover 4,000-Year-Old Recipes from Ancient Babylon


If asked about your favorite dish, you’d do well to name something exotic. Gone are the days when a taste for the likes of Italian,…
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Posted On CultureI just want to be normal!


Agathe was waiting for me at the door. As always, I was running late. While brushing my teeth, I took my bag from my room…
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Posted On CultureThe Fantasy Genre Both Requires and Reinforces Disenchantment


The science fiction genre cannot come into existence until scientific and technological progress has reached a certain point. While we can tell stories of hoverboards,…
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Posted On CultureHow Japanese anime songs became Gen Z’s latest musical obsession


Japanese animation, or anime, has a legacy that stretches back to the early 20th Century, and a creative scope that spans seemingly endless stories and…
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Posted On CultureTomorrow Never Knows: How The Beatles Invented the Future With Studio Magic, Tape Loops & LSD


“Tomorrow Never Dies” couldn’t be made today, and not just because the Beatles already made it in 1966. Marking perhaps the single biggest step in…
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Posted On CultureWhen nourishment leads to starvation


Öland is an ancient island located off the Swedish coast. Protected by UNESCO, it has been home to humans for about 5,000 years and hosts…
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Posted On Culture“Counting Stars” with Aristotle: Why Do I Feel So Right Doing the Wrong Thing?


I will never forget the first time I heard OneRepublic’s hit song “Counting Stars.” I was 15 years old. My taste in music was limited,…
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Posted On CultureThe controversial UK clubs that kept women out


It was during the 19th Century that clubs in London boomed – approximately a dozen existed at the start of the century, and 400 by…
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Posted On CultureThe Invisible Horror of The Shining: How Music Makes Stanley Kubrick’s Iconic Film Even More Terrifying


Inexplicable as it may sound to readers of this site, there are movie-lovers who claim not to enjoy the work of Stanley Kubrick. But even…
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Posted On CultureA day in the life of a bottle collector


A regular Wednesday afternoon at Roskilde Festival’s central refund station. Dealing with hundreds of items for each person, the wait in line usually lasts several…
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Posted On CultureLet’s Talk About Angel Movies (and Hope When All Seems Lost)


Movie angels are a curious bunch. Take that malicious crew in The Prophecy series, jealous combatants in Legion (2010), or the unhelpful cherubim in Constantine…
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Posted On CultureSuperman review: ‘Bursting with geeky weirdness’


Gunn’s most striking idea is to start his story not at the beginning, but somewhere around the middle, as if this were the third or…




