New Testament

Tighten Up, Francis: Rightbloggers Reassure Us the Pope Isn't That Gay-Friendly

Last week the Pope made some nice-sounding comments about gay priests ("Who am I to judge") which, as even casual students of the Holy Mother Church will know, do not constitute policy statements. Nonetheless the pleasure with which it was received in some quarters presented rightbloggers with an ... More >>

Spring Arts Guide: The Testament of Mary, Quite Contrary

Fiona Shaw and Colm Tóibin explore the inner life of Jesus's mom

Free Will Astrology: January 30-February 5, 2013

Golden Child Born Again

The Signature revives David Henry Hwang's 1996 play

Ten (More) Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die

By Matthew Kassel and Alex W. Rodriguez Yesterday's much celebrated "Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die" post was a starter course, an easily digestible, rudimentary entry into the storied genre that not one person on the planet disagreed with. But today, we go further. Because for every Blue T ... More >>

As Romney Goes Down, Rightbloggers Double Down on Liberal Media Bias B.S.

By now you've heard about the Romney 47% video and the lousy poll numbers he's been getting. Were you aware that it's all the fault of the liberal media? Yeah, we know, you've been hearing conservatives talking about liberal media bias forever. It's their version of the Bowery Boys' Routine 11. But ... More >>

Marty Rathbun is Big in the U.K., Still Waiting for Major U.S. Treatment

This weekend's lengthy profile of Marty Rathbun by The Independent's Guy Adams really brought back a lot of memories for us. Last year, we brought you frequent coverage of the bizarre "Squirrel Busters" siege at Rathbun's house near Corpus Christi, Texas. For some five months, a strange spiritual s ... More >>

Newt Gingrich's Views On Gay Marriage: My Reaction

​Here's what Newt Gingrich has to say about gay marriage: "It's pretty simple: marriage is between a man and a woman. "This is a historic doctrine driven deep into the Bible, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, and it's a perfect example of what I mean by the rise of pagani ... More >>

Godspell Is Back: Prepare Ye For My Review

​Shtick meets solemnity in the 1971 musical Godspell, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak, with a durably catchy score by Stephen Schwartz. It's a series of New Testament parables as rendered by a troupe wearing colorful vintage castoffs and indulging in comedy gags and vaudeville turns that or ... More >>

The Bible Is Actually Pro Gay!

​That's the contention of gay rights activist and religion scholar Jay Michaelson, whose new book God Vs. Gay? The Religious Case For Equality makes some startling arguments that will have the bible thumpers turning into pillars of opened tea bags. Says the book: "The Hebrew bible and the Ne ... More >>

Black and White and Hebrew All Over

HLA is a new kind of charter school

Jazz Consumer Guide: A Summer Suite of Harmonic Disorder

Transcending roots and relishing every moment, whether you've got the rhythm section or not

It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane!

Petronio’s progeny duel with badass heroes and villains still at large

Going Dutch

Back in his native Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven uses his basic instincts to craft one slick, quick WWII thriller

The Secret Garden

White Magic stop to sniff the roses and the napalm

Green Giant

Seine of the times: The wonderfully weird creatures of a French director's tragic menagerie

Searching for Bush's Jesus

Laid in a manger, abridged in the White House

Horoscope

Hang a Black Ribbon, Raise a Clenched Fist

Inauguration Protest: Washington, D.C., and New York City

Music

The Backlash Passion

A Messianic Meller for Our Time

Going Medieval

New artistic director gives the classics a religious makeover

Holiday Humbug

Yes, Virginia, there is a limit to Christmas pageantry

The Old Man and the Ski

Waxing Poetic in Central Park

A School For Salomes

••• The Origins of the Modern Striptease

Horoscope

A Ken Burns Xmas

Fight Songs

Close Encounter of the Raelian Kind

Sports

NY Mirror

The Right Stuff

How Bush Met His Maker in South Carolina

Holy Daze

Rebel Revel

Practical Piety

A Guide for the Perplexed, Pg. 2

Endgame

On The Ups And Downs Of Hollywood's Parting Shots