Cowboys, Robots, and Private Eyes
by The EditorsThe First Things Podcast, Episode 15. Featuring: Hardboiled detective novels and HBO’s Westworld.
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The First Things Podcast, Episode 15. Featuring: Hardboiled detective novels and HBO’s Westworld.
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“I believe they make a conscious choice to erase God's thumbprint from their souls.” Continue Reading »
In 1971, a group of British notables, both Catholic and non-Catholic, petitioned for the retention of the Tridentine Rite in England and Wales. As the story goes, Pope Paul VI read the petition and, arriving at the name of Agatha Christie, shrugged and agreed to the request. Such are the mysterious workings of providence, as manifested in the field of cultural history. The ‘Agatha Christie Indult’ may be the only occasion of a detective novelist influencing Vatican policy, although, given the popularity of the genre, it may not… . Continue Reading »
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