“I found the exhibition very beautiful,” Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, said after her personal tour of “Tolkien: Man, Professor, Author.” “As a person who knows the issue pretty well, I found many things I didn’t know.” (Horowitz, The New York Times)
Read MoreIn the process of revealing and restoring—and understanding—the actual truth about that era, we might also glimpse a new opportunity for ourselves. We might even again pick up the project of reshaping the world. (Newkirk, The Atlantic)
Read MoreAbout 6 in 10 of Americans believe money can buy happiness, according to a new poll from financial services firm Empower. Yet to achieve happiness through financial means, most people say they'd need a significant raise, as well as a big chunk of money in the bank. (Napolitano, CBS News)
Read MoreFor two years now, almost every church in America has been holding in-person worship services, but not every pre-pandemic worshiper has returned. The final Lifeway Research tracking data for U.S. Protestant churches’ COVID-19 recovery finds 100% (rounded to the nearest whole number) met in person in August 2023, capping off a rebound since the early months of the pandemic. (Earls, Lifeway Research)
Read MoreMore than half (59%) of Gen Zers either want an open or a polyamorous relationship, according to a recent study from Ashley Madison. Sixty-five percent believe those types of relationships provide fuller sexual and romantic life experiences, while nearly half admit that one sexual partner simply can’t fulfill their sexual needs. (Diaz, New York Post)
Read MoreThe finished film, unsurprisingly, is a busy assemblage of ideas and arguments around the life and death of Chau. We meet school friends, colleagues and religious buddies, as the puzzle of his life is pieced together, from earnest teen to self-styled solo evangelical adventurer. (Maher, The Times UK)
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