It is a moral period piece that shows us just how bad things used to be not that long ago, while challenging us to be aware of what might still need to be changed.
Do We ‘Need’ Sex?
Total celibacy might be an unrealistic goal, but mitigated celibacy seems a justified response to our rape culture.
Total celibacy might be an unrealistic goal, but mitigated celibacy seems a justified response to our rape culture.
The Tragedy of Sacred Asian Art
Decades of looting for sales to wealthy collectors have left much sacred art damaged or lost.
Decades of looting for sales to wealthy collectors have left much sacred art damaged or lost.
The End by Xiang Jing: An Iconic Image of Female Suffering
It calls on men to realize that equality is not just about money and power, there remains a deeper goal.
It calls on men to realize that equality is not just about money and power, there remains a deeper goal.
The Demonization of Environmental Activists Through the ‘Dark Triad’ Myth
Are we beginning to see a traditional misuse of the field of psychology to question the motives of environmental activists?
Are we beginning to see a traditional misuse of the field of psychology to question the motives of environmental activists?
Opera Can Help You to Become a Better Person
Here are 11 classic operas, to increase your empathy bandwidth.
Here are 11 classic operas, to increase your empathy bandwidth.
Yang Mao-Lin’s Journey of the Hero Within
We have gods and devas and buddhas but we do not use them as standards by which to push each other continuously toward goodness and peacefulness.
We have gods and devas and buddhas but we do not use them as standards by which to push each other continuously toward goodness and peacefulness.
How Far Would You Go to Avoid Certain Torture and Execution?
During the White Terror in Taiwan, Shih Ju-chen hid for 18 years behind a fake wall, in a space less than a meter wide.
During the White Terror in Taiwan, Shih Ju-chen hid for 18 years behind a fake wall, in a space less than a meter wide.
El Greco Sold Us a Stairway to Heaven
Can we benefit from an artist who does not embrace self-examination and change but who knows how to paint it?
Can we benefit from an artist who does not embrace self-examination and change but who knows how to paint it?
Gauguin: Faust, Fraud or Both?
Was Gauguin’s Tahitian venture a Faust-like journey, an art scam or both?
Was Gauguin’s Tahitian venture a Faust-like journey, an art scam or both?
Can Civilian Deaths in Gaza Be Justified Under International Humanitarian Law?
What does international humanitarian law say about killing women and children to achieve military ends?
What does international humanitarian law say about killing women and children to achieve military ends?
Light: Kyoshi Nakagami at Galerie Richard, Paris
Nakagami gives us a light made from minerals, contrasting darkness, revealing a parallel within our own experience.
Nakagami gives us a light made from minerals, contrasting darkness, revealing a parallel within our own experience.
Osaka Peace Museum: The Rules of War Have Changed, Again
We are faced with either working more effectively for peace or helplessly witnessing cruelty inflicted on civilian populations.
We are faced with either working more effectively for peace or helplessly witnessing cruelty inflicted on civilian populations.
Is Your Church a Thermostat or a Thermometer?
Does your church challenge you to take action commensurate to your capacity to get positive things done?
Does your church challenge you to take action commensurate to your capacity to get positive things done?
Quo Vadis? A Novel Which Shows That Christianity Does Not Suck
This novel, maybe more than any other, shows the personal and social changes to be accomplished by Christianity’s true message.
This novel, maybe more than any other, shows the personal and social changes to be accomplished by Christianity’s true message.
Travel to Disturb Yourself
Pursuing a travel situation where you see unpleasant things and feel unpleasant emotions is of great value.
Pursuing a travel situation where you see unpleasant things and feel unpleasant emotions is of great value.