Writers-to-be, unite! Actually, writers-who-already-are, feel free to come along, too. Philip Freeman, who holds the Fletcher Jones Chair in humanities at Pepperdine University, has issued a new and more concise translation of Aristotle’s famous work, “Poetics.” Freeman’s translation is part of Princeton University Press’s ongoing Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers collection, to which the author…
Book Review: ‘How to Tell a Story’: A Concise Yet Thorough Translation of Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Oct. 21–Oct. 27
This week, we feature a classic novel about a sailor seeking atonement and a prescription for American race relations by a highly respected doctor. Fiction Murder Among Soldiers ‘A Gentleman’s Murder’ By Christopher Huang Only five years after The Great War, a murder occurs in a soldiers-only club. British veteran Lt. Eric Peterkin finds himself…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Oct. 21–27
This week, we feature a couple of charming films: one about a singing crocodile and the other about a boy who discovers a magical world. New Release ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ This family-friendly movie introduces us to the Primm family: Mr. Primm (Scoot McNairy), Mrs. Primm (Constance Wu), and son, Josh (Winslow Fegley). When they move…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Deep End of the Ocean’: How Deep Is Your Love?
PG-13 | 1h 46min | Drama, Family | 1999 “The Deep End of the Ocean” (1999) feels hurried, but its message to us, as families, is to slow down. Ulu Grosbard directs this film based on Stephen Schiff’s screenplay as adapted from Jacquelyn Mitchard’s best-selling novel. A visibly happy, fulfilled couple, Beth (Michelle Pfeiffer) and…
Theater Review: ‘Swing State’: Slow-Moving Story with Unsatisfying Climax
CHICAGO, IL—With a title like “Swing State,” one might have reason to think this play, which opened in its world-premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, is about politics. But it’s really not. The play takes place in the summer of 2021 in a cozy corner of rural Wisconsin, which may be why playwright Rebecca…
Book Review: ‘Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation’
It’s been 14 years since our youngest graduated from high school. Much has changed in the public-school arena just in the last decade. None of our children were faced with critical race theory or gender politics in the classroom. I didn’t worry about what they were reading in literature classes. I’m thankful that our three…
History Comes Alive With Shen Yun’s Original Opera ‘The Stratagem’
China has a long and continuous history of 5,000 years. Like the rise and fall of the tide, its dynasties came and went. The thrilling story of one such dynasty—the late Eastern Han dynasty—is now a is a four-act opera “The Stratagem” and is available for viewing on Shen Yun Creations. This world-class production is…
History Comes Alive With Shen Yun Zuo Pin’s Original Opera ‘The Stratagem’
China has a long and continuous history of 5,000 years. Like the rise and fall of the tide, its dynasties came and went. The thrilling story of one such dynasty—the late Eastern Han dynasty—is now a is a four-act opera “The Stratagem” and is available for viewing on Shen Yun Zuo Pin. This world-class production…
Plotinus and Divine Beauty
We’ve all heard the phrase “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but what does this mean and does it hold weight? Over the centuries, philosophers and sages have debated what beauty is about, why it is important, and where it originates. About 600 years after Plato, the ancient philosopher Plotinus (A.D. 205–270) studied…
How Sound Money Won the Battle of Yorktown—and Saved the American Revolution
Early this month, U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) introduced the Gold Standard Restoration Act (H.R. 9157). If enacted into law, it would require public disclosure of the federal government’s gold holdings and eventually define the dollar as a weight of gold. For the moment, the bill’s chances of passage are as nil as nil gets. Sound money,…
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