Even after all these years — and those prequels — there’s still some magic left in the franchise.

Now that Studio Ghibli seems to be in a twilight stage of its existence, I’m doubly interested in Mami Sunada’s documentary.

I might want to live an epic life of greatness, but I’m not sure I can. Furthermore, I’m not even sure that I’m supposed to want to live such a life.

Also: Tired of introverts, think before you post kid photos, essential 4AD songs, outer space, learning from Satanists, Spirited Away’s beauty, and secular responses to sacred art.

It’s always a pleasant surprise when long-lost bands re-emerge from obscurity with new music. Here are two examples.

This may be the only anime article you’ll read that mentions Bertrand Russell in a review of Attack on Titan.

Featuring three discs’ worth of new and unreleased material, plus a disc of Slowdive covers by Echodrone, Seasurfer, Resplandor, and more.

Also: The Church of Satan’s movie criteria, skeptics make the best religious movies, Bill Watterson’s comeback, the Force as religion, and evolutionary psychology’s shortcomings.

All I can think is that I’ve waited two decades for this moment… and it is everything I could’ve hoped for.