The world finally got a look this week at Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a big-screen adaptation of Homer’s epic poems starring Matt Damon and a cast of many. The internet naturally wondered: Is it woke? Free Expression columnist John J. Miller and contributor Spencer A. Klavan explore the poem’s origins, the film’s casting and Mr. Nolan’s creative choices.
How ‘The Odyssey’ Evolved
The epic poem popularly attributed to Homer almost certainly grew out of a much older oral tradition.
What Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Leaves Out
The hotly anticipated mega-spectacle is, in the end, pretty good. But it isn’t Homer.
If You Can’t Say Something Nice . . .
The taboo on speaking ill of the dead, practically universal across religions and cultures, is dissolving.
Vance Has a Steep Climb to the White House
If history is any guide, his challenge won’t be winning the GOP primary. It will be winning the presidency.
Enough With the Disney Remakes
The failure of ‘Moana’ suggests audiences are finally tiring of these rehashes.
Goodbye Darkness, My Old Friend
A startup wants to light up the night using giant space mirrors. Do the rest of us get a say in this wild scheme?
By James B. Meigs
Democratic Socialists Get Scandinavia Wrong
The far left is telling supporters that the Nordic region is a socialist paradise. Not quite.
Still Strumming After All These Years
Paul Simon isn’t the performer he once was, but his songs retain the power to captivate an audience.
By Barton Swaim
Capitalism Gets a Bum Rap
For many young people it’s simply a stand-in for the status quo. But the status quo is a huge improvement over the alternative.
