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Windsor Day
After a day of travel from Honolulu to LAX, from LAX to Detroit, and from Detroit to Heathrow, the group I am with finally made its way to our first major location: Windsor Castle. We had visited Windsor before, as … Continue reading
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Spilled Laughter, Angels Dancing
Here’s one last cover of a Rich Mullins song by Andrew Peterson on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Rich’s untimely death. It’s classic Rich with just enough Peterson. Wonderful imagery with truly driving music.
Out of the Country, Into the Country
These clips from Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz seem appropriate given the trajectory of the next couple of days. Before the country: In the country:
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“Hello, Old Friends”
Last week many remembered the 20th anniversary of Rich Mullins’ death. A few covers of Rich’s hits have been floating around. Here’s another cover by Andrew Peterson. This times its the opener of one of Rich’s best albums: volume 2 … Continue reading
Returning to Area X for the First Time
One of the most interesting sci-fi-fi reads for me over the last few years was Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation. It’s the first in the “Southern Reach” trilogy, a trio of books released one every six months for a year. The story … Continue reading
Far from the Maze
This past weekend at camp I had a good conversation with a co-worker about the state of movies, particularly those of the dystopian/teenage kind. I had such high hopes for The Hunger Games, even though I left most of those … Continue reading
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Macbeth by way of McDonald’s
Just back from a weekend at camp. Catching up on a season six episode of 30 Rock led me to this gem, which I had no recollection of when the season originally aired. Fassbender’s Macbeth has nothing on Mayor McCheese.
Return to the Good Place
Somehow I missed the announcement that the second season of NBC’s The Good Place was premiering tonight. Here’s a quick “look” at the new season, which picks up from season one in a way that makes everything just new enough, … Continue reading
Loves You Most, Knows You Best
Today marks the twentieth year since the tragic death of Rich Mullins. Andrew Peterson recently did a long interview with Andy Greer for CCM Magazine in which the musician reflected on the significance of Mullins for his life of faith. … Continue reading
Class in Session: In a Digital Age
A few weeks ago, one of my favorite authors posted the syllabus to “Living and Thinking in a Digital Age,” the honors course he would be teaching this fall semester. Beyond that, he posted links and DropBox-copies for most of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jacobs, Living and Thinking in a Digital Age, Technology
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Space Enough, and Time 