Thank you! Great essay. I loved your discussion of Woolf.
“Entirely aware of their own standing in the shadow, and yet alive to every tremor and gleam of existence, there they endure, and it is to the Greeks that we turn when we are sick of the vagueness, of the confusion, of the Christianity and its consolations, of our own age” – Virginia Woolf.
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 3w agoVirginia Woolf may not be around to see Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The #Odyssey, but her work serves as a helpful guide to make sense of the discourse (and drama) surrounding the upcoming film. Read more from @oliviapoust.bsky.social.
Check out my full interview with Gregory Maguire, the author of "Wicked," in the first episode of the CRC's new podcast!
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 7mo agoRing in 2026 with the first episode of the CRC's new podcast, "Art & Soul." Gregory Maguire, the author of "Wicked," chats with Olivia Poust about good versus evil, fantasy as an awe-inspiring genre, and faith and spirituality in "Wicked."
My latest blog for Sapientia explores the addition of the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice in Chloé Zhoe's film adaptation of "Hamnet." "Look at me" becomes a refrain throughout the film, turning the myth on its head.
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 8mo agoChloé Zhao’s adaptation of "Hamnet" captures the grief of the Shakespeare family as they navigate the death of a child. Early on, William recounts the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice to Agnes, his wife, setting the tone for the remainder of the film.
I wrote a story for the September edition of ONE magazine about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Read it here.
It Is Famine | ONE Magazine
Pope Leo XIV has described the situation in Gaza as the “iniquitous use of hunger as a weapon of war.”
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"Trump just announced that CBS will also give him $20 million in airtime, through ads and programming. Ask not what you can do for censorship — ask what censorship can do for you!" Great stuff --->
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · last yr.What the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show says about the power of politics and money, and why comedy will always have the last word. @oliviapoust.bsky.social, assistant director of the CRC, for #Sapientia. Read more.
My latest for Sapientia.
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · last yr.What the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show says about the power of politics and money, and why comedy will always have the last word. @oliviapoust.bsky.social, assistant director of the CRC, for #Sapientia. Read more.
Did you catch @gibsonwrites.bsky.social, director of the CRC, at Lectures on Tap last Thursday? 🍷👨🏫 He presented "Popes, Conclaves, and Pop Culture" at @caveatnyc.bsky.social on the Lower East Side. 🎬🍿
Olivia Poust, assistant director of the CRC, visited Versailles as "No Kings" protests swept the United States. In this blog post, she reflects on the current political reality in the U.S. in relation to the history of absolutism in France under Louis XIV.
Absolute Déjà Vu | SAPIENTIA
There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in ev...
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“The marriage of visual identity and social perception is essential to understanding Black dandyism as stylistic, cultural, historical, sociological, and philosophical. Transcendent and subversive, it is both a celebration of identity and a dissent against the violence under which it was born.”
Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · last yr.The Met Gala brought its signature opulence to New York on Monday, May 5. As glamorous as the evening was, it’s also important not to let the spectacle obscure the fashion legacy that the corresponding Costume Institute exhibition explores. Olivia Poust writes for #Sapientia.
Fordham co-sponsored a retrospective of Nurith Aviv’s work. Her film “From Language to Language” explores the dichotomy of language in Israel, examining Hebrew as a shared language that fosters a sense of belonging, but that also contributes to a double consciousness. Olivia Poust for #Sapientia.
Nurith Aviv’s Dual Identities and Dueling Languages | SAPIENTIA
Fordham co-sponsored a retrospective of the work of the Tel Aviv-born French filmmaker, who broke barriers for women in cinema while examining sensitive topics for Jews and other immigrants.
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