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Winston Churchill, u good, bro? “Those who have met Herr Hitler face to face,” […], “have found a highly competent, cool, well-informed functionary with an agreeable manner, a disarming smile, and few have been unaffected by a subtle personal magnetism.” Hitler and his Nazis had surely shown “their patriotic ardor and love of country.”

Winston Churchill And Hitler: What Did Churchill Think? - HistoryWinston Churchill was unquestionably one of the colossal names of World War 2 that immediately size interest from historians and laypeople alike.

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‘How William James Can Save Your Life’: A Look at One of America’s First PsychologistsLast year, author John Kaag published, “Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life.” The title alone intrigued me, and I bought the book. William James, if you don’t know, is considered by most to be America’s first psychologist. In the late 19th and early 20th century, William James published many works […]

Frances Cobain to Lana Del ReyWhen Kurt Cobain killed himself in 1994, daughter Frances Bean Cobain was just a baby. So when she read an interview in The Guardian in which singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey seemed to be glorifying the early ends of the Nirvana frontman and singer Amy Winehouse—and then shared her own death wish—Cobain took to Twitter urging her not to glamorize them.

Taylor Swift’s ‘witchy’ new album fuels speculation about her interest in the craft(RNS) — It’s unclear if Swift’s most recent references to witchcraft are simply part of the ‘cottagecore’ aesthetic of her 2020 twin albums or more personal commentary on her spirituality.

Bad Religion: Phoebe Bridgers’ Atheistic Spirituality — afterglowThe critical darling doesn’t believe in God. Her lack of faith didn’t stop her from writing a record inspired by religion and the occult.

The Dark Side of Barbie: Crime, Racial Issues, and Rampant SexismGreta Gerwig’s Barbie movie cleverly sends up some of the Mattel doll’s many, many controversies — but not all of them

Stevie Nicks announces Barbie doll made in her likenessThe Barbie will be dressed in the outfit Nicks wore during the band's "Rumours" era.

Bleachers’ Endless Search: Jack Antonoff on finding friends, fans and faith in the futureAs a songwriter and producer, Jack Antonoff has searched for pop’s most memorable moments. Now, with his new album as Bleachers, he’s searching for something bigger.

Do you feel like writing this record helped you better understand those things you don’t know about yourself?

It’s set me on the right path, I think. You write from so far in the future that it’s not like I’ve answered those questions, but what matters to me with this album is that this album is about trying to break through into the next phase of your life and figuring out which parts you can and can’t take, and not settling for this cynicism that can plague you.

This album is me asking all of those questions; those are the thoughts that I’m prosecuting about myself, my friends, my family, my tiny corner of the world. It doesn’t end with me figuring it out; it ends with the song called What Do I Do With All This Faith? because I’ve always thought of myself as someone who doesn’t necessarily have God, but I’m spilling over with faith; a lot of this unearned faith and unearned hope, right? Why is it there? Why do you just keep feeling it in the face of so much shit? I love it. I love feeling it. I love finding it. Jack Antonoff

Vanessa Carlton is catching some heat from fans after her interview with Blender magazine, where they followed the singer around including a trip to a New York strip club and “spiritual cleansing” afterwards at a Catholic church. Carlton, who is Jewish, wanted to offer a donation and confessed her sins but was thwarted when an actual service was going on. Carlton then told Blender: “I hope these people realize Jesus was just an uppity Jew.” Zapryan writes on VanessaCarlton.com: “I’ve no idea if she did but I have to say that I would be terrified if she really did say it. I thought she had more sense than to offend the most wide spead religion in the entire world.” Evanessa added, “It was very tasteless for her to say that.”

I have no faith — and that’s what it’s about. My friend Harry put it in the best way ever once. He was like, “Man, sometimes I just wish I could make the Jesus leap.” But I can’t do it. I mean, I definitely have weird beliefs that come from nothing. I wasn’t raised religious. I do yoga and stuff. I think breathing is important. But that’s pretty much as far as it goes. I like to believe that ghosts and aliens exist, but I kind of doubt it. I love science — I think science is like the closest thing to that that you’ll get. If I’m being honest, this song is about turning 11 and not getting a letter from Hogwarts, just realizing that nobody’s going to save me from my life, nobody’s going to wake me up and be like, “Hey, just kidding. Actually, it’s really a lot more special than this, and you’re special.” No, I’m going to be the way that I am forever. I mean, secretly, I am still waiting on that letter, which is also that part of the song, that I want someone to shake me awake in the middle of the night and be like, “Come with me. It’s actually totally different than you ever thought.” That’d be sweet. Phoebe Bridgers

"Like a good used-to-be-Catholic, I sang “Here I am Lord” to the sea." Sara Bareilles

The Story Behind Stevie Nicks’ Moon NecklacesMusic wouldn’t be where it is today without rock and roll sorceress Stevie Nicks. Nicks rose to stardom and turned the music industry on its head in 1975 when she joined Fleetwood Mac as a lead singer and songwriter. She is credited with writing and performing hits like “Dreams”, “Landslide”, “Rhiannon” and “Edge of Seventeen”

The 1975’s Matt Healy: ‘I am pretentious. And I’m not apologising’Slated, then feted, pop magpies the 1975 are riding high. Their frontman talks about ignoring critics, his Messiah complex and what really happened with Taylor Swift

Healy is a devout atheist