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Pop Culture is everywhere. We just acknowledge it. Christ and Pop Culture is an attempt to discuss and think rightly about the common knowledge of our age.
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Recent Posts

Citizenship Confusion: Pamela Geller Abuses a Murder“Voices like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller are very dangerous, particular for Christians and conservatives”

Grace Notes: Dead Can Dance, The Mary Onettes, Saint EtienneDead Can Dance come back from the dead, The Mary Onettes adjust their 80′s sound, and Saint Etienne just want you to dance.

Sacred Space: Superbowl Sunday“Something in the regular life of the church is going to conflict with the Superbowl this Sunday. What ought the church to do?”

Eat Your Vegetables: “The Age of Innocence” (Wharton, 1920)The novel’s tone is thoroughly ironic, as Archer continually misreads as progressive the very traits that consign him to the status quo.

Mixed Signals: What the Christian Message Says to the MassesTargeting a message to your “superfans” doesn’t mean that they are the only ones listening.
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Archive
Archive for October, 2008
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Have It Your Way
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 1 CommentCollide Magazine is looking for some active participation! -
Very Funny!
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 3 CommentsAll Hallows Eve: When We Flip the Devil Over on His Back: “…when we can take the devil’s day and mock him, laughing at his imagined power over us as children of the risen Lord, we are taking away his power, not adding to it.... -
Best. Casting. Evar.
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsIs Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland going to be the best-cast film ever? Alan Rickman is a Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar! Also: “Crispin Glover as the Knave of Hearts, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Michael Sheen as the Cheshire Cat, and Johnny Depp as... -
Is Halloween Sin?
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 22 CommentsDavid Dunham asks a popular question, and proposes a new solution. -
Roger Says…
Posted on October 29, 2008 | 2 CommentsRoger’s little rule book – Roger Ebert shares some dos and don’ts for film critics. -
High School Musical 3′s Sinister Plot
Posted on October 27, 2008 | 10 CommentsRichard Clark enjoys a guilty pleasure, but wishes its target audience didn't. -
OMGolly! Senior Year!
Posted on October 24, 2008 | 4 CommentsRolling Stone’s Peter Travers on High School Musical 3: “If you’re gay and/or eight years old, HSM3 is the movie event of the year.” Is anyone else a little bit embarassed to admit that they’re kind of excited about this? -
Proclaiming the Gospel, One Forum at a Time
Posted on October 24, 2008 | 7 CommentsAlan Noble challenges us to think first and participate in a forum later. -
“Thank God for Second Chances”
Posted on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment‘Lost’: The season 5 promo is available! -
How Not to Help the Poor
Posted on October 23, 2008 | No CommentsHow Not to Help the Poor -
Well, That Changes Everything!
Posted on October 22, 2008 | 2 CommentsEllen DeGeneres takes on Sarah Palin: In particular she takes umbrage with Palin’s support of a federal ban on gay marriage. -
The Secret Life of Bees
Posted on October 22, 2008 | 10 CommentsCarissa Smith views an 'African-American' film and concludes, "You're not helping." -
Nintendo, are you listening?
Posted on October 21, 2008 | No CommentsMicrosoft Patents Real-Time Audio Censoring! They’ll most likely use this sort of thing with their XBox live audio chat. Could this be an end to the most compelling argument against online gaming audio chat? -
How Were We Defining “Communication,” Again?
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsAccording to Lifehacker, Online Activity Doesn’t Reduce Family Communication: “Unlike watching television—which generally reduces conversation between family members in the home—more than 50% of people who live with a spouse and child are likely to surf the web together and share things online with one... -
Dangit. I Paid $20 a Month Ago.
Posted on October 20, 2008 | 1 CommentFor a limited time, Get COLLIDE Magazine For Just $12! -
Now it’s the Mom’s Turn!
Posted on October 20, 2008 | 4 CommentsBill Reichart provides a sympathetic look at Lynne Spears' new book. -
4 Ways to Watch Television and Build Community
Posted on October 17, 2008 | 3 CommentsRichard Clark saves a baby, which most of you were throwing out with the bathwater. -
‘Once’, Twice, Three Times a Musical
Posted on October 16, 2008 | No Comments‘Once’ gets musical makeover -
Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Home’ is National Book Award Finalist
Posted on October 16, 2008 | No CommentsMarilynne Robinson’s novel Home, which we reviewed last month, has been selected as one of five finalists for the National Book Award in fiction. W00t! -
Get your Geek on!
Posted on October 15, 2008 | No CommentsCheck out the newly revealed photos from the yet to be released next Star Trek movie.




