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« Previous Entries Thursday, March 27th, 2008Across the Universe
To continue in the theme of recent posts…
I recently got around to watching Across the Universe. I know the movie was all the buzz last Fall, but I don’t get to see many movies these days so I waited until it finally arrived through Netflixs. I loved the whole concept of a musical […]
New from David Wilcox
I think I’ve mentioned here a dozen times or so that I love the music of David Wilcox. I don’t listen to a lot of music, but I’ve followed Wilcox since I was in high school. His songs are simple in the profound folksy sort of way, but tell stories that connect to […]
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Thoughts on Lost
So I feel like I should give some sort of commentary on the new season on Lost. I’m just happy to jump back into the story. I like following a mystery over a multi-year period as it just gets more and more complex. And this season has thrown in twists that question any assumptions we […]
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Geek Moment
Speaking of technology and entertainment… I’m excited about this one.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Ideological Luddites
I’ve written often here about ethical consumption and the need to be aware of what we are supporting with our shopping habits. Too often we don’t care that women were abused in the factory that made our shirt or that children were kept in slavery to produce our chocolate. I have a real […]
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007The Hobbit is Happening
Being a complete nerd, having read the books dozens of times, and watched the movies countless more the dreams of all of us “Let the Hobbit Happen” fans are coming closer to being fulfilled. So I can’t help but mention the LOTR news of the moment that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will be […]
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Christmas Movie Meme
So it’s been a long and really hard week. I don’t want to go into the details, except to say that I am utterly drained and braindead. So blogging at the moment will be this fun meme started by John Smulo.
Here are the rules -
1. Write down your four favorite Christmas movies in […]
The Book on the Bookshelf
A few years ago I read a book entitled The Book on the Bookshelf which addressed the social history of well, the bookshelf. I’m a huge fan of cultural history books like that which delve into such deeply significant topics such as how the physical presentation of a text influences our encounter with it. […]
Friday, November 16th, 2007Boycotts and The Golden Compass
My inbox this week has been flooded with emails with something about The Golden Compass in the subject line. From questions about my opinion of the book, to email forwards imploring me as a good Christian to boycott the movie, to Facebook groups asking me to boycott those who are boycotting the movie the […]
Friday, October 26th, 2007More Harry Potter
I just stumbled across this article/interview with J.K. Rowling in which she discusses the religious imagery in Harry Potter 7. In it she confirms that the tombstone quotes epitomize the entire series (confirming my theories) and that Harry was a Christ figure overcoming death (sorry Dr. Jacobs).
I thought it was an interesting read […]
Pop Culture Interlude 3
So as the Fall TV season gets underway, I thought I would post what pop culture offerings I’m looking forward to. We of course have to wait until February for Lost to return, but Heroes starts on Monday. Then there are the guilty pleasure reality TV shows - Beauty and the Geek (if […]
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Action Movies and Gender Roles
So I actually got the chance to get out and see The Bourne Ultimatum. Fun movie, this one speaks to issues of our day but with a lot of crazy camera angles. One element that stood out to me was the implicit gender role assumptions present in the movies. In the Bourne […]
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