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Considering Ann(e) Hathaway and the Dream She Dreamed. . .
I’LL BE HONEST: Les Miserables was pretty much over for me when Anne Hathaway wrapped up “I Dreamed a Dream.” Which makes the video below all the better. It’s Oscar time, of course, so it’s time “for your consideration . … Continue reading
When JJ Abrams Danced with Darth Vader
SOMEWHERE IN THE EXCITEMENT of JJ Abram’s being announced as the director of Star Wars Episode Seven VII, I forgot one of the unspoken rules of childhood: you can love Star Wars or Star Trek, but you can’t love both. That … Continue reading
This (maddening but beautiful) World
2013 HAS BEEN ROLLING like steam train. I got back from Tennessee to be greeted with a new semester. On the third day of the new semester, Spirit Week commenced. That week, as always, is a joyous trial. Then, this … Continue reading
Delayed Praise for Fey and Poehler
IN CASE YOU WERE LIKE ME and missed The Golden Globes last week, here’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening “monologue” for the event: I may not always agree with everything they say or skewer with their stand-up or on … Continue reading
Donald Miller, Douglas Coupland, and Inauguration
I WAS QUITE PLEASED to see that Donald Miller had posted a blog entry about the Inauguration. I was more than pleasantly surprised when I discovered that his post spoke well of Douglas Coupland’s Life after God, a series of … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Miller, Douglas Coupland, Inauguration, Life after God
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A Song I Would Sing (to My Students)
I’VE HAD OVER 600 STUDENTS pass through my classroom over the last six years. And while each connection is different, I’d be lying if I did not confess a great deal of care for each of them. I don’t sing … Continue reading
A University Worth Attending
WHERE CAN WE GET APPLICATIONS for this school? I remember seeing the first trailer for Monsters, Inc. years ago and not being impressed at all. And then, when I went to see it upon release, I was more than pleasantly … Continue reading
New Year, New You, New CS Lewis, Too!
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF IS ONE THING; jumping trees is something else entirely. Turns out that’s exactly what C. S. Lewis did following the events of World War II. According to an article posted at Christianity Today titled “Why … Continue reading
2012: The Year of Richard Parker
THERE IS A MOMENT at the end of Life of Pi where Pi (the survivor) and Richard Parker (the tiger) finally reach land. Pi, collapsed on the beach, finds his throat so dry that he cannot speak, cannot utter a word … Continue reading
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Books in 2012: The December Dismantle
2012 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR BOOKS, at least for me. I spent much of the last ten years “catching up” with authors I did not know. And while there are dozens of dozens of important books I have not … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 