Brock Willard editor in chief  “Tar” is a riveting tale of a truly phenomenal artist as she navigates the professional music world and maintains her psyche as she “services the composer.”  The movie, directed by Todd Field, stars Australian actress Cate Blanchett as fictional orchestral conductor and composer Lydia Tar …

Brock Willard editor in chief  In recent times, I have had the distinct opportunity to witness people who identify as “Christians” speak about how society is too secular or that Christianity is becoming a minority in modern society. My response is, “Why are those bad things?”  In the modern era, …

Brock Willard editor in chief  Modern society is obsessed with gender, sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. One area that is mostly for the bad: fashion, the clothing industry, and how that affects social capital.  Firstly, fashion items themselves have no gender or sex. There’s no such …

Brock Willard editor in chief  Recently, rapper and singer Lizzo had the opportunity to play James Madison’s crystal flute, an instrument that had been stored in the Library of Congress for the entirety of recent memory. As usual, when a black woman disrespects the legacy of a slave owner, conservatives …

Brock Willard editor in chief  The world was rocked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II of England last week. Many people experienced grief. Others experienced different emotions. The thru line being the death of a clearly influential figure during the time she has been on the throne of England. …

Brock Willard editor in chief  Netflix has a had a long and illustrious career as a media production company, but they have been in some considerable hot water and that shows no signs of stopping.  Netflix started in 1997 as a media delivery service. Customers could order specific DVDs from …

Brock Willard editor in chief  You might have heard someone say here or there that voting is just a waste of time and that no real change can come about through simply voting. I’m here to tell you that’s simply not true.  Many people take issue with voting because of …

Brock Willard editor in chief  Many people avoid country music like the plague (or like COVID) in today’s music selections. They cite the “twang” or the emphasis on certain narratives pervading the genre. However, I posit a different explanation: country music has moved primarily towards a conservative, Christian nationalist worldview …

Brock Willard editor in chief  As a form of entertainment, video games have only been around for approximately 40 years and have only in the last decade been shot into the limelight of competition on scales as grand as that of professional sports. The term Esports was coined to describe …

Brock Willard editor in chief  A brand-new trailer for the live action remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” released recently and there are many keyboard warriors furious that the actress playing the title character Ariel is black. There are people mad that a fictional mermaid happens to be black. On …