Alan Noble

Alan Noble (Co-Founder) is a Composition Instructor at Antelope Valley College and a recent graduate of Cal. State Bakersfield with a Master’s degree in English. When not studying, teaching, or writing, Alan performs in a Hip-Hop group called SoberMinded which has released one album, Points, Thoughts, and Stories to some level of (amateur) critical success. While not particularly good at making art of any kind, Alan has an intense interest in the arts and culture and how Believers ought to interact with them to the glory of God and edification of others. Alan lives in Southern California with his Math-loving wife and their skateboarding English Bulldog Gertrude.

Loving Your Neighbor, Even When He Has Bad Taste

By Alan Noble ⋅ August 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Alan Noble sets us straight, especially those of us who enjoy setting people straight.

5 Ways to Avoid Pop Culture

By Alan Noble ⋅ August 20, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

Alan Noble has had enough.

E3 Dialogue - MadWorld

By Alan Noble ⋅ July 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Rich and Alan discuss the merits and problems with the incredibly violent new Wii game from Sega, MadWorld.

Netflix on your Xbox 360: New ways to watch

By Alan Noble ⋅ July 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Alan Noble kicks off Christ and Pop Culture’s ongoing E3 coverage with a consideration about the good and bad implications of watching Netflix with your XBox buddies.

CGI Storytelling: Why WALL-E Works and Kung Fu Panda Doesn’t

By Alan Noble ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

This last week I saw two CGI movies which came highly recommended, Kung Fu Panda and WALL-E. While both films received relatively good reviews, only one told a compelling story, the other was filled with tired cliches and jokes interrupted with marketing moments. One was a genuinely well-made film, worthy of praise and the other could only be explained with the phrase, “it’s just a movie.”

A CAPC Dialogue: Violence in Blood Meridian, Part 2

By Alan Noble ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Though Christians have spent a lot of time discussing sex and language in movies and books, we’ve generally devoted less effort to analyzing the effect of reading about or viewing violence. Here, two of our CAPC writers, Alan Noble and Carissa Smith, discuss these issues in relation to Blood Meridian.

But It’s About Christ!: Why it is Important to be a Critical Christian

By Alan Noble ⋅ June 20, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Alan Noble on why it’s not best to just grin and bear it.

Should We “Vote with Our Dollars”? Part 2

By Alan Noble ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

In the second half of his series, Alan Noble explores how “voting with our dollars” gives Christians a louder voice in the world.

Should We “Vote with Our Dollars”? Part 1

By Alan Noble ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments

As with many phrases, “vote with your dollars” appears to be a compelling statement, but its exact meaning is not entirely clear. And more importantly, the logic of this statement is obscured behind its rhetoric. Just what does it mean to “vote with your dollars” and is it really something we ought to be doing?

The Playfulness of Indiana Jones

By Alan Noble ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Alan Noble takes a look at the new Indy movie. When I first heard that Lucas and Spielberg were making a new Indiana Jones film, I wanted to track Lucas down and give him my $6.25 so I wouldn’t have to watch another classic franchise become lost to bad dialog and not-really-believable digital effects. I left our local movie theater 20 minutes ago and I am pleased to say that my fears were misplaced–sort of.

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