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Not Fit for Dinner: Placing #ObamaInHistory“We can disagree about the connections made on the President biography pages, but we we would be mistaken to think that Obama is ahistorical and is leading America in a past-less present.”
The Televangelists: In Praise of Sherlock & its Co-Creator Steven Moffat“Here, then, is a brief tour through Moffat’s oeuvre of awesomeness.”
Sacred Space: What’s Wrong with Videogames in Church?“My objection to video games in church boils down to what makes a church.”
Grace Notes: My Bloody Valentine“Few bands can claim to have altered the musical landscape, much less charted out an entirely new landscape.”
Mixed Signals: How to Make a Proper Apology“Learning to make a proper apology is one of those indispensable life skills that we all need but few of us were trained to deliver appropriately.”
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The easy Christianity of ‘The Blind Side’
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe easy Christianity of ‘The Blind Side’ -
The Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration | Epicenter | Wired.com
Posted on February 18, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration This is exactly what Apple should have shown off when they first debuted the iPad. This kind of thing is what gets me excited. -
Apparently Heavy Rain is Good?
Posted on February 12, 2010 | 13 CommentsThe review quotes for upcoming Playstation 3 title, Heavy Rain over at Metacritic are really reeling me in. Some choice examples: “Heavy Rain is an inspiration board of editorials waiting to be written. It is entertaining without being “fun” and explores the assumptions players make... -
Is Left 4 Dead 2 racist?
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 3 CommentsI’m not completely on board with this article accusing Left 4 Dead 2 of a certain amount of racism, but there’s definitely some food for thought within: …L4D2 is not satire. Instead of Neil Young, we get Lynyrd Skynyrd in the form of the Midnight... -
Bioshock 2 – Vintage Game Club
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 9 CommentsThose of you who are playing through Bioshock 2 may want to join in the discussion over at the Vintage Game Club. A lot of interesting and intelligent discussion going on over there. -
Trigger Pastime
Posted on February 11, 2010 | No CommentsTrigger Pastime – A really great article about the moral implications of shooting human beings in video games and the creative ways game designers try to get around them. -
The Great Chain
Posted on February 10, 2010 | No CommentsOf Philosophy in ‘Bioshock 2’: Some Words from the Devs -
Dave’s Idea
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s the story behind that Leno-Letterman-Oprah Super Bowl promo. -
Super Sunday: The Day Masculinity Dug its Own Grave
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 13 CommentsThis year's super-expensive Super Bowl commercials paint a bleak picture of what it means to be a man... except for one. -
If Filmmakers Directed the Super Bowl
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 1 CommentIf Filmmakers Directed the Super Bowl – The Wes Anderson one is by far the best. -
For the confused…
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s a fascinating interview with Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse about last night’s series premiere. -
Lost, From Beginning to End
Posted on February 2, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s a handy Lost Timeline, brought to you by the New York Times. -
You Forgot Someone
Posted on February 2, 2010 | No CommentsGod at the Grammys: When winners forget to give thanks – This can only be seen as a good sign, right? -
Backgammon: A Better Game than Checkers
Posted on February 2, 2010 | No CommentsYou can expect a lot of these today: The one Lost scene you MUST watch before tonight’s premiere -
Chasing Amy
Posted on February 2, 2010 | 12 CommentsForcing Amy Grant to apologize for her divorce. – By Matthew Paul Turner -
Life Starts Here
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsLife Starts Here is a series of twelves stories inspired by the culture of video games, and the first one, currently the only one available to read, is marvelous. -
The real meaning of Tim Tebow’s pro-life Super Bowl ad.
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe real meaning of Tim Tebow’s pro-life Super Bowl ad. – Though I disagree with the author’s apparent misgivings about Tebow’s faith, I agree that it’s a subject that needs to be pursued more aggressively in the media and that Tebow is most likely more... -
Other Door
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsSecret Rituals of American Idol Auditions Exposed – If you take American Idol at face value, this may be a somewhat surprising read. -
Assassin’s Creed 2: Shot Through the Heart
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 56 CommentsA video game tackles religion head-on. The results are mixed. -
“Pretty cool, huh?”
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsSteve Jobs delivers the annual presidential address.