The author examines the often overlooked role of atheism in the history of Western civilization.
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Record Store Day a Constellation of Stars, from One Direction to Dolly Parton
From Deer Tick to The Doors, Dolly Parton to Kings of Leon, artists both active and historic have new releases coming out for Record Store Day
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Lee's play doesn't quite work as a character-study nor as a unique story.
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Perhaps we should all pray for theses abusive priests and forgive them, but that does not mean forgetting – now or ever.
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Once Upon a Time's villains have all been layered: good people who followed an unfortunate fateful path to the dark side. Is the same true for Captain Hook?
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HBO has released several images from Sunday's new episode of Game of Thrones. What do they reveal, and what might we expect from "The Lion and the Rose?"
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Qais Akbar Omar’s 'A Fort of Nine Towers' is a remarkable book.
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'A Crooked Mile' is the best episode yet, but my desire to complete the series has now been mostly reduced to idle curiosity.
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Combining well-honed songcraft with highly creative, truly original soundscaping, Lucius has come up with something really new in pop music. How rare is that?
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