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Unclosed Loop: The Last Jedi
Perhaps the only thing more interesting in the Star Wars universe than The Last Jedi right now is what people have been saying about the movie. I posted my initial thoughts here. Now that school is back in session, though, … Continue reading
“SHIELD in Space” Continues
Of course, it should also be “SHIELD in the Future,” as the barely-hanging-on series continues its brilliant fifth season. Here’s a scene from last week’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. It brings Daisy and Jemma back together. It’s also a “follow-up” … Continue reading
Updating Brad’s Status
Couldn’t bring myself to seeing at a movie in the theater today, so I ended up renting a flick from RedBox. At some point in the morning I realized that Brad’s Status, a recent Ben Stiller flick, was on DVD. … Continue reading
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Taking a Chance on Molly’s Game
One thing that shifted for me, even if only by a little, was the amount of movie-going that I did in 2017. Over the last few years, my interest in less commercial fare as ebbed and flowed. Last year I … Continue reading
Unclosed Loop: U2’s Songs of Experience
I’ve been meaning to get something a little more substantial down concerning U2’s most recent release, Songs of Experience. It’s been a rough semester for U2 in my classroom. Each fall for the last few years I’ve played “When I … Continue reading
Unclosed Loops: Life in the Digital Age
Earlier in the year, I had high hopes for “reading along” with Alan Jacobs’s “Living and Thinking in the Digital Age” course at Baylor. I got through a number of the initial handouts and articles (and even purchased and started … Continue reading
Closed on Account of Prettiness?
Well, if that happened to be the metric, I wouldn’t be at school much at all, Calvin . . . Speaking of the weather, it’s been a cold few days here in Tennessee. We’ve had flurries a couple of times: … Continue reading
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Album + Commentary = Amazing
Today’s visit with friends a good ways away allowed for some quality drive time. Since my phone is weirdly set on “shuffle” mode (and because I am a firm believer in album’s and sequencing), I decided to listen through some … Continue reading
Christmas Sing-Along with Shirley
I wish I had spent more time recently revisiting some of the “Christmas” episodes of some of my favorite shows. I did watch the first Christmas episode of The Office before flying out for the holidays. Early Michael Scott . … Continue reading
A Poem for Christmas Day
For this special day, “The House of Christmas” by G. K. Chesterton: There fared a mother driven forth Out of an inn to roam; In the place where she was homeless All men are at home. The crazy stable close … Continue reading
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