Sightings Articles
Mourning (and Not Mourning) Notre Dame
Last Monday, millions around the world mourned ...
April 25, 2019
On Black Holes and Human Significance
Events from recent weeks raise questions about the connection between size (physical or otherwise) and human significance. Of course, there are homey sayings like “good things come in small packages” or “bigger is better” that, truth be told, experie...
April 22, 2019
Mayor Pete and the Resurrection of the Religious Left
In recent weeks, South Bend, Indiana’s “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg has been front and center in the news. Just this week, in addition to officially declaring his candidacy for President of the United States, he was called out by the Vice President on acco...
April 18, 2019
The Epistemology of Frida's Closet
Frida Kahlo is once again the subject of a major exhibition....
April 15, 2019
Fyre Festival's Spiritual "Hype"
Fyre Festival was supposed to be “the cultural experience of the decade.” The brainchild of Billy McFarland, CEO of Fyre Media, Inc., and promoted by the rapper Ja Rule, Fyre Festival was sold as a “luxury music festival” to take place in Spring 2017...
April 1, 2019
Springsteen’s Promised Land (It’s Not What You Think)
Religion, Spirituality, and "The Boss"...