First Links — 6.13.14

Brutalism’s Bullies
Anthony Paletta, The Awl

The Troubling Case of Chris Hedges
Christopher Ketcham, The New Republic

Essayism and Modernity
Alan Wall, Fortnightly Review

Cult Writers
Oliver Harris, Times Literary Supplement

Sports Hate
Brian Strassburger, The Jesuit Post

Next
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

The Church in the Age of Therapy

Matthew Loftus

In 1966, Philip Rieff wrote in The Triumph of the Therapeutic that “Religious man was born to…

Canada’s Deadliest Blind Spot

Anna Farrow

On September 20, the Daily Mail ran a story with the provocative headline, “Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother…

The Faithful Joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen

Mike Aquilina

Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen seem to have had little in common. She favored rhinestones; he wore…