Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century exp…
[ad_1] Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on the other hand, takes an unflinching look at what we know about his treatment of his crew members…
a colonial narrative of the mountains.
[ad_1] Series: Open Knowledge Fellowship 2025 Show articles▼ Currently reading: #3: Untold Stories behind the making of Samuel Bourne’s ‘Picturesque’ Photographs of the Himalayas : a colonial narrative of the mountains. British photographer Samuel Bourne…
Game Master Monday’s Cast Away, a love child of Actual Play …
[ad_1] There was a time when reality competition shows took over cable. Fascinating social experiments turned into entertainment, and the early 2000s lapped it up. Those competition shows captured the imagination of Grant Nordine, the producer for Game…
The Ancient Tool Used in Japan to Strengthen Memory & Focus:…
[ad_1] William Gibson famously observed that the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. That line is often thought to have been inspired by Japan, which was already projecting a thoroughly futuristic image, at least in…
CAPC’s Most Popular Articles of 2025
[ad_1] In all, we published 85 articles in 2025 on Christ and Pop Culture. And in keeping with the finest CAPC tradition, we covered an wide array of subject matter, including music streaming services, the Super Bowl Halftime Show, werewolf movies, Rick…
How the 1973 oil crisis forced Nixon to rethink time
[ad_1] The president even urged Americans to lower their thermostats in homes, offices and factories by at least six degrees Fahrenheit. Anticipating a chilly response, Nixon tried to thaw the tension. “Incidentally, my doctor tells me that in a…
How the Homegrown ‘Young India’ Record Label Shaped India’s …
[ad_1] Series: Open Knowledge Fellowship 2025 Show articles▼ Currently reading: #4: How the Homegrown ‘Young India’ Record Label Shaped India’s Sound Recording Industry The homegrown record label, ‘Young India’ shaped the…
Marvel Will Explore The MCU Fantastic Four’s History In New …
[ad_1] This March, the Future Foundation is proud to partner with Marvel Comics to unveil FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES #1, the first of four additional authorized comic book one-shots retelling of the Fantastic Four’s heroism and early adventures, starting…
Woody Guthrie Creates a Doodle-Filled List of 33 New Year’s …
[ad_1] On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Nowadays, we’d call them New Year’s Resolutions. Adorned by doodles, the list is down to earth by any measure.…
The Twin Poles of Advent
[ad_1] Advent is paradoxical in its marrow: it inaugurates the liturgical year and arrives as the secular year is coming to a close. The time of Advent is in many ways a microcosm of the entire year, encapsulating its pressures and burdens in an…