For anyone fantasizing about Hollywood as some liberal bulwark, though, the 2024 election brought that idea to an abrupt halt. The industry’s era of progressive sincerity, and much of its wariness toward conservative-coded content, has evaporated. (Henry, The New York Times)
Read MoreThis is during a time of acute anxiety and curiosity about young men in America. Much ink has been spilled about their loneliness, their jawlines, their physical fitness and about being “performative males.” (O’Neill, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAmericans’ current levels of charitable activities are somewhat different from what they were in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial contributions have eased slightly, registering five percentage points lower than in 2021, but volunteering is seven points higher now. (Brenan, Gallup)
Read MoreThe Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, while a growing percentage of Latin American adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” (Lesage et al., Pew Research Center)
Read MoreThe Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge, which has resulted in the arrest of more than 3,000 people in the Twin Cities in less than two months, is putting new pressure on age-old tensions between the Christian mandate to aid the poor and vulnerable and the conservative views of many U.S. Christians who want to show support for law enforcement. (Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe “crunchy mom” movement once centered on wellness and holistic living. Now, some adherents are embracing vaccine skepticism and aligning politically with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement. (Taylor, USA Today)
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