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Harry Potter as Sacred Text

Joshua Mayo

Traditional contemplative practices are in right now—and not only with the religious and pan-spiritual types you’d expect. Some self-professed humanists are also taking up forms of “secular spirituality” for...

Why the Humanities Must Remain Human (Or Die)

Joshua Mayo

Recently, MoMA’s first poet laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith, received national attention for teaching a course at the University of Pennsylvania titled “Wasting Time on the Internet.” The class was in...