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Wendell Berry and Why I Reread the Lord of the Rings
From Wendell Berry’s essay, “In Defense of Literacy”: . . . We must know a better language. We must speak, and teach our children to speak, a language precise and articulate and lively enough to tell the truth about the … Continue reading
Praise with Xylophone
This is a great rendition of a classic song (with a xylophonic introduction).
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Arguments before Waterloo
An excerpt from Carl R. Trueman’s “Our Cultural Waterloo” recently posted to First Things: Colleges are where the battle for the minds of the next generation will take place. And Christian colleges cannot win merely by shouting Bible verses, however … Continue reading
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Ragnarok and Roll, Too
Only one other trailer was as surprising and exciting to see out of SDCC besides Justice League: Thor-Ragnarok. What was exciting was how the trailer moved our understanding of the movie’s plot forward without giving too much away. Turns … Continue reading
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Closer to the Tower
We’re just at a week until the release of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The movie clocks in at just over an hour-and-a-half, which is a little concerning to me until I remember that The Gunslinger, the first book in … Continue reading
Third-Season Legends
Strange to think that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will start its third season in a couple of months. The show’s first season was rough . . . rough and stilted. Season two was a great recovery, with much better dialogue … Continue reading
Back in a Flash (Fall 2017 Edition)
Even though we’re still a couple of months away from most fall-premiering television shows, events like San Diego Comic-Con have become a great excuse for premiering teasers and trailers. Case in point: the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of … Continue reading
The Thrill of Stranger Things
Of the many exciting trailers to come out of this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, the latest trailer for the second season of Stranger Things sits high on the list. This trailer, with great nods to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” makes … Continue reading
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“Twice Upon a Time”
Here’s today’s teaser release for the Doctor Who Christmas Special. No River Song saying “spoilers” needed here.
Are You Ready, Player One?
A couple of Decembers ago I found myself in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport without a novel to read. I left the terminal bookstore with a copy of Cline’s Ready Player One (and this after at least a year of hearing … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 