This will be the 2nd annual Dickens event, beginning last year with "Why we should read Dickens?" We'll focus this year's conversation around the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Once again, Denton's own Dickens' scholar extraordinaire, Dr. J. Don Vann. Drink and Think is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.
It has inspired great symphonies, timeless stories, and iconic works of art. Pursuit or loss of it has also fueled revenge, tragedy, and bloodshed. It gets us out of bed, drives us to greatness and craziness, and makes us need a drink most days. What is this thing that underlies so much of who we […]
We've been warned by Scorates that "the unexamined life is not worth living." yet it is not clear that we spend much time in such an examination. Everyone, at least it seems, is striving after something that they perceive to be the good life. Is there something to aim for that is better than other […]
We had a polarizing presidential election not too long ago. By the time we gather for this evening, our city will have gone through yet another contentious city council election. […]
Universities today are facing an identity crisis. For generations the message has been clear. A college degree is a ticket to the middle class. But as the Wall Street Journal […]
Renaissance or dystopia? What impact is AI already having on our society, and what will the long term impact be? Will we finally be free from mundane tasks and able […]
