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Archive for April, 2009
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100 days of Barack Obama’s Facebook news feed.
Posted on April 30, 2009 | No Comments100 days of Barack Obama’s Facebook news feed. -
A Look At Obama’s Social Democracy
Posted on April 30, 2009 | 6 CommentsA Kinder Gentler Marxism -
Religion as Buffet
Posted on April 30, 2009 | No CommentsThe Pew Forum released a survey detailing the high number and frequency of changing religions and denominations among Americans. Read the linked article to find many interesting findings regarding this regular occurence. One quote: “Most people who left their childhood faith did so before turning... -
Gamer’s Choice
Posted on April 30, 2009 | 9 CommentsVideo games have the potential to clarify life, but first they need to be a little less clear. -
Twitter for the Local Church
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsTwitter for the Local Church -
How Gadgets Lose Their Magic
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsHow Gadgets Lose Their Magic But now my daydreams are different. As technological magic becomes routine, I wonder whether a visit to a preindustrial society might teach me more than it teaches them. The only thing more fascinating than our technology is the idea of... -
Okay, now what about socializing?
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsHow much is watching TV costing you? To put it into perspective, if you watch an average of 31.5 hours of TV each week (which the average person in the US does) and you value your time at minimum wage of $5.85 an hour, you... -
A “Specter” and Socialism
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsI come back from a busy day to find quite a lot had changed. To begin, it looks like you and I are now the majority shareholders in General Motors. Rather poor move no matter how I examine it. I’ve resisted the evil “S” word... -
RetroPost: What Do We Truly Like About American Idol?
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsI mean seriously, let's be honest. -
Uhm…
Posted on April 28, 2009 | No CommentsWould someone explain inertia to Joystiq’s Exitebots reviewer? -
Why is there no great game criticism?
Posted on April 28, 2009 | 5 CommentsBut why do we even need game criticism? Because criticism enriches art. There’s something rewarding about watching a film, reading a piece of criticism, re-watching and the film and feeling like you get it. Likewise, there’s an immense pleasure in being a critic and unlocking... -
We Forgot.
Posted on April 28, 2009 | No Comments“The Great Swine Flu Epidemic of 1976.” If this were a story arc on The West Wing I would be incredulous. -
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Posted on April 28, 2009 | No CommentsFox refuses to air Obama speech this Wednesday. Airs some dumb tv show instead. -
Do We Take the Good and the Bad?
Posted on April 28, 2009 | 3 CommentsHere is a piece in Christianity Today discussing the man, the mission, the mystery that is Doug Wilson. I watched him debate Christopher Hitchens at Westminster Theological Seminary last Fall. Whatever his other controversial (and I find some of them downright troubling) understandings, he did a... -
God and Mammon in the Big Easy
Posted on April 28, 2009 | 1 CommentHow a trip to New Orleans can bring us face to face with the beauty and ugliness of the free market. -
Oh. Noes.
Posted on April 27, 2009 | 3 CommentsWoW on iPhone. Someone help us. Please. -
Is This A Good Idea?
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsYet another installment of “Is This A Good Idea?”: The incendiary but thoughtful filmmaker presumably has no beef with politicians who put up a straight facade while secretly gayin’ it up when their voting record doesn’t suggest anti-gay sentiments. It’s only when they spend their... -
Six Days in Fallujah, lasted about six days.
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsIn the face of heavy criticism, Konami Pulls Controversial Iraqi War Game. It could still be published by another publisher but as of now, Six Days in Fallujah is dead in the water. We’ve been covering this story for a while, and I was particularly... -
The Gospel Coalition Conference: Redefining “Cool”
Posted on April 27, 2009 | 4 CommentsDavid Dunham learns that the gospel comes first. -
Podcast #43: Susan Boyle, Sliders, iPods and Facebook
Posted on April 24, 2009 | 1 CommentRich 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.