During the recent cross-border conflict with Pakistan, the Indian government—along with its media allies—displayed a marked eagerness to spotlight Islamic terrorism as the greatest threat to India’s existence. What many failed to notice, or chose to ignore, was the government’s ability—often with the help of Big Tech monopolies like X and Meta—to censor numerous accounts […]
Babette’s Feast is a fascinating 1987 Danish film, not just for its spiritual message but also for its anthropological implications. It was a favorite of Pope Francis’s and is recommended by the Vatican in its list of important films. My personal opinion agrees with that of Pope Francis; every Christian should watch this movie. Despite […]
Recently, a new internet trend has emerged in which users generate personalized images and videos through AI, styled in the aesthetic of Hayao Miyazaki’s animations. This trend, known as “ghiblification” after his company Studio Ghibli, might at first seem like a harmless exercise by fans who find charm in Miyazaki’s art. However, it takes a […]
In a viral video from Gujarat, India, we see Indian police, dressed in civilian clothing, and armed with canes, savagely beating a man on a sunlit street whilst surrounded by onlookers and cameras. In reaction to this video, shared by Jayant Bhandari on X, some have decried the absence of rule of law in India. […]
The security and cosiness of historic, everyday churchliness must be sacrificed to the heroic daring of creativeness. —Nikolai Berdyaev A New York Post article from last year noted that there has been a 78% increase in converts to Orthodox Churches in America. The same article highlights that men have vastly outnumbered women in these conversions. […]
On the surface, Mel Gibson and David Lynch have very little in common other than the fact that both are exceptionally good storytellers. However, it is time we focus on what makes these two great and relevant at the ground zero of our creatively bankrupt culture. In 2005 Mel Gibson directed and released what many […]