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Archive for March, 2009
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Friday Night Lights Gets Renewed
Posted on March 31, 2009 | 1 CommentFriday Night Lights Gets Renewed – Ben convinced me to give this one a try 2 weeks ago. And now I’m starting the third season. Yes, it’s that good. And 2 more seasons is great news. -
Who saw that one coming? Oh wait.
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No Comments“the abortion-reduction hand-holding is mostly a delusion.” -
Edifying Propaganda
Posted on March 31, 2009 | 7 CommentsDouglas Wilson weighs in on Fireproof (HT: Challies): But it was a very successful motion picture tract. This was edifying propaganda, and when I use the word edifying I am not putting quotation marks around it. The word propaganda is, if memory serves, the Latin... -
Literary Snub to the Max
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsIn papers and letters now being released, it seems that poet T. S. Eliot rejected George Orwell publication of his now famous Animal Farm. In a 1944 letter he found the story unconvincing and didn’t care for its political viewpoint, which seemed to side with... -
The Foolishness of Deepak Chopra and the Strength of The Christian Faith
Posted on March 31, 2009 | 11 CommentsDavid Dunham reminds us that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny... even from pop-philosophers. -
A Rock Opera becomes a REAL Rock Opera
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No Comments‘American Idiot’ by Green Day to Go Onstage at Berkeley Rep -
It’s like O! Magazine, only with an R!
Posted on March 30, 2009 | 1 CommentRick Warren’s Magazine: A Publishing Leap of Faith – I couldn’t believe it existed when I saw it in stores. Is this really a good idea? -
Oh, Joy!
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No CommentsThe joy of anti-social media: Social media have undeniably changed the way many of us talk about books, and encouraged us to do it more. Whereas in the physical world there may be only certain contexts in which you’d dive into a deconstruction of Dostoevsky’s... -
Filmwell
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No CommentsIntroducing Filmwell, “daily updated blog interested in cinema off the beaten track, criticism at the margins of the great conversation, and how art points the way to (as Henry Miller says) ‘life more abundant.’” This blog features some great writers, including Jason Morehead (of Opus),... -
Ten MORE great photographs of the economic crisis.
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No CommentsTen MORE great photographs of the economic crisis. – I linked to the first part a while back. I’m just fascinated by this series. -
Well, That’s a Relief
Posted on March 30, 2009 | 1 CommentHands On: Classic Punch-Out!! Boxing Feels Just Like Old Times -
Separating the Men from the Boys
Posted on March 30, 2009 | 1 CommentThe Game Developer’s Conference was held last week, in which pretty much all types from the gaming industry get together and talk shop. Much of the lectures are technical in nature, but the best tend to be the ones that talk about gaming as an... -
Podcast #40: The Pill in the Pudding Approach
Posted on March 30, 2009 | 9 CommentsBen and Rich have a varied conversation about March Madness, SoulPancake.com, Obama and U2. -
SuperNews! Takes on Twitter
Posted on March 28, 2009 | 3 CommentsObviously, there can be more nuances to Twitter than this 5-minute SuperNews! sketch makes clear. However, it’s still pretty hilarious: -
Debating Satan
Posted on March 28, 2009 | No CommentsI have an article waiting in the wings on the abc Nightline Face-Off that aired this week. Mark Driscoll and Deepak Chopra go head to head over the existence of Satan. You can watch the whole debate here, it’s very interesting. -
Well, Dang.
Posted on March 27, 2009 | No CommentsWhy OnLive Can’t Possibly Work -
Facebook’s the one that’s narcissistic?
Posted on March 27, 2009 | No CommentsThe rest of the article is pretty good, but the first two sentences are probably two of my least favorite first two sentences of an article ever: I couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking as he pulled out his iPhone and took advantage... -
Programming Note
Posted on March 27, 2009 | No CommentsProgramming Note: The new podcast, scheduled to go up today, has been delayed until Monday because of problems uploading it. In the meantime, be sure and check out our new post by guest writer, Seth T. Hahne! -
Sticks and Stones: Being Hurt by a Christian Review of Coraline
Posted on March 27, 2009 | 31 CommentsGuest Writer, Seth T. Hahne is forced to deal with a heartbreaking work of staggering misapprehension. -
Rasmussen Reports Study Shows that Younger Americans are Starting to Trust Colbert and Stewart more than “Traditional News Outlets”
Posted on March 26, 2009 | No CommentsIn light of our recent debate on The Daily Show, this Rasmussen survey seems relevent: “Nearly one-third of Americans under the age of 40 say satirical news-oriented television programs like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart are taking the place of...