Members-Only Deep Dives

The Meaning of the Cross in Different Cultures

4 radically different ideas

Dec 13 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

The Hidden Meaning of Harry Potter

A surprisingly familiar tale

Dec 6 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

The Real Meaning of The Tower of Babel

And what it means for our age

Nov 30 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

How to Defeat Pride

According to Dante's Divine Comedy

Nov 22 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

How Dark Were the Dark Ages?

And why progress isn't inevitable

Nov 15 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

How to Write a Masterpiece

Lessons from Tolkien's creative process

Nov 8 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

Is Life Really Meaningless?

The Bible's most perplexing book

Nov 1 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

Why Culture Still Matters in a Crisis

C.S. Lewis's case for lifelong learning

Oct 25 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

What Happens When Society Stops Reading?

And how to guard your mind from decay

Oct 18 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

Dostoevsky's Warning About Wisdom

And why you need imagination...

Oct 12 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

The Unsung Hero of The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien's secret to resisting evil

Oct 4 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

How to Find True Love

Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

Sep 27 • The Culturist and Evan Amato

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