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Education and the Industrial Solvent
Much like liberalism, industrialism has acted as a kind of universal solvent that has assisted in what some would call the dissolution of whatever the most recent world might have been (though we now exist in the wake of its … Continue reading
Provision
One of the reasons I am drawn to a consideration of moving “from one world to the next” is because I spend a good deal of time talking with students who are making their own transition from one world to … Continue reading
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Celibacy and the Reversed Revolution
More often than not, Ross Douthat’s New York Times columns serve as Rorschach tests for contemporary political and social issues. Today’s column, “The Redistribution of Sex,” has proved especially thought-provoking and line-drawing. And rightly so. You can read it here. … Continue reading
Limitless, Prodigal, and Dispersed
One does not have to read far into an essay written by Wendell Berry to sense deep loss, a kind of sadness that both tugs and pulls. As he acknowledges in his introduction to his most recent collection of writings, … Continue reading
Taking Two in July
Now that the hubbub over Avengers: Infinity War has died down (although really it hasn’t), we can turn our attention to the next entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ant-Man and the Wasp. The trailer dropped today and probably went … Continue reading
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Notes for a World’s End
At the begin of Paul Auster’s apocalyptic In the Country of Last Things, the narrator makes a significant observation: That is perhaps the greatest problem of all. Life as we know it has ended, and yet no one is able to … Continue reading
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Infinity War Unlimited
It’s been a long time since I got to have as much fun talking movies with my students. Friday was a fun game of playing coy about what I saw Thursday night (“who’s your favorite hero? Oh, good luck with … Continue reading
The Real Business of the Infinity Gauntlet
Now that the Infinity Gauntlet is (or isn’t?) in play in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s time for the object of great power to get put to real use . . . particularly the use mentioned in this classic Parks and … Continue reading
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“There was another idea . . .”
So I’m about 24 hours away from the Avengers: Infinity War premiere. I’ve “muted” what I could on Twitter. I’ve stayed away from any reviews or websites (except for the Rotten Tomatoes score). But I saw this commercial on TV … Continue reading
9 Minutes of “40”
Sunday night at church we sang Psalm 40. It was a nice rendition of the song and all, but I couldn’t help but think that maybe we could’ve sung U2’s (shortened) version of the Old Testament song of waiting and … Continue reading
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