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Pilgrim Days: Streets and Houses
In his consideration of identity culture and postmodern thinking, Zygmunt Bauman looks back to a particular moment in history for an image and a way of thinking about the world. When Rome lay in ruins– humbled, humiliated and sacked and … Continue reading
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Pilgrim Days: Changes in Identification
A few weeks ago, Rod Dreher spent a post reflecting on “From Pilgrim to Tourist- or a Short History of Identity” by Zygmunt Bauman as part of his continuing articulation of “the Benedict Option.” A made a copy of the … Continue reading
Stranger Things Have Happened
About a month ago I finally got around to seeing Stranger Things on Netflix (thanks to friends and neighbors). It’s pretty much everything every good review said: wonderfully nostalgic, well-paced, a real sense of the unexpected, Winona Ryder unrecognizable at … Continue reading
Beyond Common Things
A few months ago I spent some time working through Jedediah Purdy’s For Common Things. I first heard of the book when it was name-dropped on The Newsroom. When I read it, I found a genuine struggle with making sense … Continue reading
Nostalgia as Arson
A couple of months ago I spent a few weeks “reflecting” my way through Yuval Levin’s The Fractured Republic, which suggested that both the political right and the political left were “stuck in the past” when trying to articulate Our … Continue reading
Simple Song for the MacLaren’s Gang
I just finished a longer-than-anticipated rewatch of the eighth season of How I Met Your Mother. Complain all you want about how the ninth season ended, but the eighth season’s wrap stands out as one of my favorite moments from … Continue reading
Teaching in the Balance
This year at work I’m taking part in an instructional leadership group. Every few weeks, I gather with co-workers to watch teaching samples, read a ticles, and discuss best practices in the classroom in the hopes that it be teachable … Continue reading
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Still Getting LOST
This past weekend, composer Michael Giacchino gathered an orchestra and played some of the great music that made up the soundtrack for LOST. The “We Have to Go Back” concerts covered two nights and six seasons of television. Here’s a … Continue reading
Sullivan’s Silence: Potential Solutions
Perhaps the most interesting turn in Andrew Sullivan’s “I Used to be a Human Being” essay takes place when he turns attention to religious tradition. Silence, a potential cure for our digital addictions, has always had a home in places … Continue reading
Celebrating Birthdays and the Promise of Adventure
Today, September the 22nd, is of particular importance to fans of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, as it serves as the birthdays of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Thanks to the calendar work Tolkien did (that can be found … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 