X-Men ’97 models a more adult nostalgia when it carries on the legacy of an earlier show without giving in to despair—or looking at the past through rose-colored glasses. By Jake Casale
T.H. White’s twentieth-century contribution to the canon of King Arthur explains lifelong virtues (or vices) by the light of the lessons of childhood. By Shawn Phillip Cooper
With more and more parents turning to classical education, the questions multiply: what is classical education, and what is it for? By Collin Slowey
Digital technology has forever changed what it means to grow up. A rich Christian inheritance of religious practice offers a way out. By Will Bryant
Steinbeck’s East of Eden shows us how today’s “crisis of meaning” discourse misses the point. By Christian Lingner
In a world obsessed with youth and haunted by the passage of time, there's a need to challenge the cultural dread of aging, to learn to celebrate its fruits of wisdom and liberation from the relentless chase of fleeting accomplishments. By Griffin Gooch
Modernism has reduced the “real” to the material, even in fiction. It’s time we reclaim the full range of reality with our written words. By David Priest
Unfortunately, sometimes you really do understand things a little better when you’re older. By Whitney Rio-Ross
What does a famous existentialist have in common with people who get caught up in high-speed car chases with the police? By James Vescovi
Maybe having a shocking twist at the end isn’t actually the best indicator of a great story. By Drea Jenkins