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Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion is a book by Pulitzer-nominated author Rodney Stark and Roger Finke. It was first published in 2000 by University of California Press. Sociologists attempt to breakdown religion and find a...

Although Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power isn't all that well-known, it is certainly interesting. Broadly, it examines famous conspiracy theories (Pizzagate and the Birther myth, for example, are...

Your Name is a Japanese anime feature film that was released in 2016. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, the romantic drama is about two high schoolers who out of the blue swap their bodies. The titular roles are voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki...

The story of the production of Tommy Wiseau's The Room is one of the most fascinating stories in movie history. Delusionally, Wiseau wanted to create the next great American masterpiece, but The Room is widely regarded as one of the worst films...

William Dean Howells is one of the most esteemed American authors of the late nineteenth century, and his literary output is immense, totaling over 100 books across different genres. He is most famous, however, for his Realist novels, a...

Set in Taliban-controlled Kabul, Afghanistan, Deborah Ellis's The Breadwinner follows the story of an eleven-year-old girl who, following her father's sudden arrest, disguises herself as a boy so she may leave the house and make money to support...

Angelina Grimke and her sister Sarah were Southern-born women, but very early on in life developed an antipathy for slavery of all kinds, both racial and gender-based. They became staunch abolitionists, and also a brave proponent of rights for...

Stray is an urban fantasy book written in 2007 by Rachel Vincent. The book is the first in her Shifter’s series. The book was written at a time when paranormal fantasy books relating to mythical creatures, such as werewolves and vampires, became...

Friedrich Hölderlin: Poems is a collection of poems by German poet Friedrich Hölderlin. Originally published in German, the translated version was written by James Mitchell and published in 2007 by Ithuriel’s Spear. The result of the translation...

Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was a famous Italian poet and philosopher, of the nineteenth century.He was brought up in a privileged aristocratic family in the small town of Recanati in Italy. Having been born...

Written and directed by Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven (released in 2002) follows a 1950's housewife called Cathy Whitaker. At first glance, Cathy is a seemingly ordinary woman with a reasonably happy life and a good marriage. However, her life...

Directed by Douglas Sirk, All That Heaven Allows tells the story of a young and rich widow called Cary Scott who one day falls in love with a landscape designer named Ron Kirby, who has virtually no interest in living a ritzy lifestyle. Still, Ron...

The Hungry Tide was published in 2005 and written by Amitav Ghosh (born 1956), an Indian writer known for his English-language novels. Ghosh has written nine novels, and has received multiple awards.

The Hungry Tide is set in the Sundarbans, a...

It is undeniably true that Malcolm Gladwell is best known for his full-length books. However, over the course of his long career, he has written several dozen articles. Nineteen of those articles are collected in What the Dog Saw (published in...

Desdemona is a play that first debuted at Theater Akzent in Vienna, Austria in 2011 and published in 2012 by Oberon Books. The work was a team effort consisting of Toni Morrison, Rokia Traoré, and Peter Sellars. The titular role belongs to...

Speaking in Tongues is a play by Andrew Bovell that debuted in Sydney, Australia in 1996. It was produced by Griffin Theater Company at The SBW Stables. The play was adapted into an award-winning and commercially successful feature film titled ...

The Anchoress (published in 2015) is set in 13th century England and tells the story of a young girl called Sarah. One day, Sarah decides to become what's called an anchoress, or a person that completely and totally withdraws from society for...

Limitless is both a thriller and a sci-fi movie, directed by Neil Berger, and released on March 8, 2011. The movie is based on the novel, The Dark Fields, by Alan Glynn, and was adapted for screenplay by Leslie Dixon.The movie revolves around the...

Directed by Sarah Polley, The Stories We Tell (2012) is a documentary which covers the story - and secrets - of her family. Particularly, the film examines the oftentimes strange and strained relationship between Polley's parents, a relationship...

Iphigenia at Aulis is widely regarded as the acclaimed last play of Euripides. It tells the story of a man called Agamemnon, who was the king in charge of the "Greek coalition [of armies] before and during the Trojan War." To that end, Agamemnon...

1917 tells the story of two British soldiers during World War I who are tasked by their general to deliver a message to prevent an isolated unit from attacking the German line. It was directed by Sam Mendes and stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles...

By the Bog of Cats is a 1998 play written by Irish playwright Marina Carr. Inspired by the myth of Medea, the play centers around Hester Swane, a heavy-drinking, low-class woman whose lover has left her for another woman. Now, she must face the...

In many ways, Toru Dutt's poetry sheds light on her status as a transitional or hybrid figure, situated not just at the crossroads of different cultures and traditions but also at a turning point in literary history. Within a single landscape or...

H. R. Ole Kulet does not shy away from the controversial in his novel Blossoms of the Savannah. Like his other works, Blossoms of the Savannah focuses on the cultural differences between the traditional, and often ethically complicated, lives of...