History & Culture

Introduction: The Enigma of a Changing Face For decades, the face of Michael Jackson was one of the most famous...

Introduction: The Fracture in the Myth As a cultural historian, I have spent years navigating the labyrinthine narratives of pop...

1. Introduction: Unraveling Michael Grant's Departure from 9-1-1 Michael Grant, portrayed by actor Rockmond Dunbar, was a foundational character on...

Part I: The Founder and His World: Charles Taze Russell and 19th-Century American Religion The Crucible of the Second Great...

Introduction: The Deathbed and the Fable In the winter of 1324, as Marco Polo lay on his deathbed in his...

The Historian's Dilemma: Beyond Sword or Sermon For years, as a historian, I felt trapped by a question that seemed...

Introduction: The Frustration of a Simple Answer I still remember the first time I stood before the Great Pyramid at...

Introduction: A Letter from the Tower In 1668, a young man of immense privilege found himself in the desolate confines...

Introduction: The Frustration in the Reflection The journey often begins in the unforgiving clarity of a bathroom mirror. For the...

For years, one scene in The Lord of the Rings felt like a beautiful song played in a language I...