Family
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Tale of Two Quarterbacks
It’s been business as usual for University of Alabama football this year. They (OK—I’ll use the fanatic…
Inside Amazon
Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britainby james bloodworthatlantic, 288 pages, $19.95 What single image best sums up…
Our Most Popular Articles of 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at First Things! On this final day…
Terrence Malick and the Great Thing
It looked like a perfectly ordinary premiere. At the Academy Theatre in Hollywood, the red carpet was…
The Virgin Whore and the Humorless Don
Much like oil and water, humor and liberal academia do not mix. Anyone who has spent time…
The New Cool
More than any other filmmakers, the Coen brothers have wormed their way into my everyday. The Hudsucker…
Favorite Books of 2018
For many years when I was editing Books & Culture, I posted an annual list of favorites.…
The Kominsky Method and the Hollywood Boomers
A new, fascinating genre of comedy has recently appeared. It is generally written by top Hollywood writers…
Coming Attractions for 2019
Two weeks from now, I’ll write in this space about some of my favorite books from 2018.…
Mothers Against Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron deepened one of his rhetorical ruts this fall, again stating publicly that human…
And All Shall Be Well
George MacDonald in the Age of Miracles:Incarnation, Doubt, and Reenchantmentby timothy larsenivp academic, 150 pages, $16 People…
Against Inevitable Adultery
Human beings are amazingly resilient—but there are times when something inside buckles, and a person comes to…
The Point of Gosnell
I went to see Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer because I thought I ought…
Kissing Purity Culture Goodbye
Last week, twenty-one years after its initial publication, Joshua Harris officially denounced and discontinued publication of his…
The Bookish Life
The village idiot of the shtetl of Frampol was offered the job of waiting at the village…
