Algorithms, Cultural Idols, and Identity Politics Our political dispositions are powerfully shaped by the echo-chamber of digital algorithms. Anger is rewarded with more views, while level-headed ...

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Gnostic Christianity represents a diverse set of beliefs that challenged emerging orthodox traditions. Rather than a unified religion, it functioned more as a school of thought with varying ...

A growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes those forces are right across the street.

Late in Steven Spielberg’s new film, Disclosure Day, a former nun-to-be calls the abbess of the convent she left behind. The world is about to learn that aliens have been living on Earth for decades.

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The first feature by the celebrated visual artist traces a day in the lives of two quietly unhappy mothers whose paths barely intersect — though their experiences overlap considerably. Rose is a ...

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is certainly the most ambitious reimagining in the franchise's long history—a ground-up rebuild of the beloved 2013 pirate epic using the same Anvil Engine ...