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Lena Dunham Sticks the Landing
Famesick:A Memoirby lena dunhamrandom house, 416 pages, $32 If offered the choice, how many of us would take riches, fame, and recognition, even if the price is a half-life?...
The Church of Claude
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Magnifica Humanitas. Is it a disappointment or a triumph? Is it really a Boomer...
Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)
In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno) on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent review, “A Whole...
Conservative Culture Isn’t Real (ft. Dave Greene)
In this episode, essayist and YouTuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and Germán to discuss “conservative art.” Can it be made at all? They also discuss the death of discourse,...
Timothée Chalamet Is Right About Art (ft. Suzy Weiss)
In this episode, co-founder and reporter for the Free Press, Suzy Weiss, joins Virginia and Germán to discuss the most recent battle between artistic merit and popularity, brought about...
Introducing The Jew From Nowhere
Longtime readers of First Things will probably be able to guess the third in this sequence: Catholic, Protestant, _______. Astute observers will also note that First Things has so...
Dimes Square: An Oral History (ft. Nick Allen)
In this episode, Sovereign House and Reign founder Nick Allen joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Dimes Square, the New York City downtown cultural scene. What is its history?...
Introducing The Protestant Mind
Though First Things is often viewed as mired in the Catholic side of things, the truth is that this is an ecumenical publication intensely interested in the happenings of...
The Fanfiction Reckoning (ft. Veronica Clarke)
First Things is proud to introduce a new podcast series. Secret Third Thing is a show about contemporary culture. First Things editors Virginia Aabram and Germán S. Díaz del...
Introducing The Fourth Watch: A Newsletter about Catholicism
When First Things began thirty-five years ago, our founder, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, was not yet Catholic. Just a few months after the publication of the first issue in...
The Road to Chartres
Rain was falling as we reached camp on that first night, and I was questioning my choices. When you walk two dozen miles in a day, every muscle hurts....
The Pitfalls of Making America “Hot” Again
Over the last four years, a refrain in the MAGA movement gave hope to those recoiling from the ugliness of the woke era: “Make America Hot Again.” It was...
