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What “K-pop Demon Hunters” Gets Right About Demons and Shame

What “K-pop Demon Hunters” Gets Right About Demons and Shame

A record-breaking Netflix hit mixes K-pop spectacle with spiritual themes of demons, shame, and deliverance. What does it get right, and where does it miss? This post explores the biblical themes raised by K-pop Demon Hunters.

The Question Nobody’s Asking about ‘the Slap’

The Question Nobody’s Asking about ‘the Slap’

In the days following Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, almost every aspect of the altercation was dissected. Did Chris Rock know that Pinket Smith had alopecia? Did the domestic violence that Will Smith witnessed as a child trigger his passion in defending his wife? Was the Academy to blame in not removing Smith from the ceremony? Fellow actors have rushed in to express their feelings of outrage or support. Analysts plot Smith’s next moves. And everybody seems to love “being concerned.” But there’s a question that nobody’s bothered to ask.