Articles Archive for April 2009

Gamer’s Choice Gamer’s Choice
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 30 April 2009

Video games have the potential to clarify life, but first they need to be a little less clear.

RetroPost: What Do We Truly Like About American Idol? RetroPost: What Do We Truly Like About American Idol?
Posted in Featured, Headline, Music, RetroPost, Television on 29 April 2009

I mean seriously, let’s be honest.

God and Mammon in the Big Easy God and Mammon in the Big Easy
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Politics on 28 April 2009

How a trip to New Orleans can bring us face to face with the beauty and ugliness of the free market.

The Gospel Coalition Conference: Redefining “Cool” The Gospel Coalition Conference: Redefining “Cool”
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline on 27 April 2009

David Dunham learns that the gospel comes first.

Podcast #43: Susan Boyle, Sliders, iPods and Facebook Podcast #43: Susan Boyle, Sliders, iPods and Facebook
Posted in Featured, Headline, Podcast, Technology, Television on 24 April 2009

Rich and Ben address Susan Boyle’s sudden rise to stardom, the appeal (and lack of appeal) of Sliders, the cultural effects of the iPod and the nature of Facebook.

RetroPost: Juno’s Nagging Voice RetroPost: Juno’s Nagging Voice
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 21 April 2009

In this week’s RetroPost, Richard Clark shares his thoughts on why Juno works.

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Shallowness Nick and Norah’s Infinite Shallowness
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 20 April 2009

How a teen comedy aspired to be the next Juno and failed.

Podcast #42: Gaming Choices Podcast #42: Gaming Choices
Posted in Featured, Film, Games, Headline, Podcast, Television on 17 April 2009

Rachel Getting Married, Fallout 3 and choice in video games, how to choose what geeky television we should watch and our Top 5 Video Game Moral Quandries.

How Facebook Challenges Narcissism How Facebook Challenges Narcissism
Posted in Featured, Headline, Technology on 15 April 2009

Richard Clark explains why the critics are wrong.

RetroPost: Has Bill O’Reilly Overstayed His Welcome? RetroPost: Has Bill O’Reilly Overstayed His Welcome?
Posted in Featured, Headline, RetroPost, Television on 15 April 2009

In April of last year, the 24-hour news cycle had a lot of problems. Not a lot has changed.

Compartmentalizing My World: iPods and Community. Compartmentalizing My World: iPods and Community.
Posted in Featured, Headline, Music, Technology on 14 April 2009

Alan Noble explains how iPods can be alienation devices.

How Sliders Made Me Think Despite the Odds How Sliders Made Me Think Despite the Odds
Posted in Featured, Headline, Technology, Television on 13 April 2009

Charles Jones finds a new way to challenge himself: watching an old science fiction television show.

Letters from a Layman: Geek TV Letters from a Layman: Geek TV
Posted in Featured, Headline, Television on 9 April 2009

Ben Bartlett has some words with some sci-fi television producers.

RetroPost: Out With the Old? Netflix and Rethinking Film RetroPost: Out With the Old? Netflix and Rethinking Film
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 8 April 2009

In January 2008, Alan praised the ability that services like Netflix had to enable us to watch older films.

Fallout 3: The Challenge of a Gaming Morality Fallout 3: The Challenge of a Gaming Morality
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 7 April 2009

Alan Noble explores the nature of morality in Fallout 3.

Rachel Getting Married: When Self-Revelation Is Self-Serving Rachel Getting Married: When Self-Revelation Is Self-Serving
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 6 April 2009

Carissa Smith meditates on a film that’s less about marriage and more about selfishness.

Podcast #41: Ben and Rich are Chums Again Podcast #41: Ben and Rich are Chums Again
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Television on 3 April 2009

We discuss NBC’s Kings, casual video-game Peggle, and the death of print. Plus, our Top 5 Favorite Pop Culture Sources!

Learning from “The Netbook Effect” Learning from “The Netbook Effect”
Posted in Featured, Headline, Technology on 2 April 2009

Charles Jones shows how the church can learn from the success of small, affordable laptops.

RetroPost: The <del>Coming</del> Economic Crisis and Why It Might Be A Blessing In Disguise RetroPost: The Coming Economic Crisis and Why It Might Be A Blessing In Disguise
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline on 1 April 2009

This time a year ago, Alan Noble was preparing us for economic trouble. What was an inevitability then is a reality now.