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Anybody Got a Match?
This past Sunday I was joking with a friend about how great a Lord of the Rings (extended edition) marathon would be just hours before students arrived to start the new year. And while I was totally joking, I did … Continue reading
On Liberty
Over the course of The Fractured Republic, Yuval Levin traces the recent history of both our country and the people who constitute it. While government and big business and culture are huge movers in the story, the daily practitioners of … Continue reading
The Difference between Community and Identity
One of the things that has been most beneficial for me from reading Yuval Levin’s The Fractured Republic is that it has given me better language to describe the situation we find ourselves in. Case in point: Levin’s discussion of … Continue reading
Ricky Baker in Middle Earth
One of the cinematic highlights in the summer of 2016 has been Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Directed by Taika Waititi (of What We Do in the Shadows), Wilderpeople follows the adventures of a kid rejected by society making his way … Continue reading
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Inkling Lessons Learned (or: Generation Found)
While I haven’t listened to the interview to be found at the article’s end, I did enjoy the recent Forbes piece on “The Inklings at War” by Jerry Bower. In the article, Bowyer traces the philosophical implications of the first … Continue reading
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Island Travel
A few summers ago, while traveling through New Zealand, I had the opportunity to tour the Weta Workshop and Cave. I saw lots of cool things from movies like The Lord of the Rings, District 9, and the Narnia movies. … Continue reading
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In Praise of Handwavium
The folks over at The Ringer recently posted a fun little piece on JJ Abrams and some perceived cross-pollination between the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises. And while I can’t help but think that the author of the post … Continue reading
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Some Way to Recovery
Yuval Levin spends the first chunk of The Fractured Republic noting trends and making connections in American life over the 20th and 21st centuries. In the last chunk of the book, Levin attempts to articulate some way forward from our … Continue reading
And Then: Sherlock Season Four
So this teaser for Sherlock series four dropped today. And to think we’re just over five months away from this . . . I must say, I’m surprised we haven’t seen or heard anything from the next series of Doctor … Continue reading
Rainfall in Sweden
Andrew Peterson has been traveling through Europe and singing as he goes. Here’s a clip of him singing “The Rain Keeps Falling Down” live at the Gullbranna Festival in Sweden. It includes some great background vocals from his daughter and … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 