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A Hobbit Walks into a Coffee Shop
The extended edition of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug drops tomorrow. The director’s cut has about 25 minutes added to the feature. I’m hopeful. While DOS flowed better than An Unexpected Journey, it also felt off in its own … Continue reading
On Lewis and the Nature of Reality
We just started a unit on creative non-fiction in my Faith & Literature class. I thought reading some of N. D. Wilson’s short essays would be a nice place to start. We recently watched this short video from Wilson about … Continue reading
U2 on the Couch (A Song for Someone)
U2 recently went on The Graham Norton Show and played from their new album, Songs of Innocence. Here’s their performance of “A Song for Someone.” I’m really liking their album about “firsts.”
Flying Air New Zealand to Middle Earth . . . Safely
Air New Zealand has done it again . . . made a nice safety video for flights to the land of Frodo, Bilbo, and Smaug. Weird to think I’ve been there (and just this year!). I hope to get back … Continue reading
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Singing Rich Mullins
Local cable television played an old concert of Rich Mullins this evening, which was a wonderfully nice surprise. As great as it was seeing him sing “Elijah” and “Sometimes by Step,” it was his rendition of “Sing Your Praise to … Continue reading
Back to the Island: How to Start a Second Season
What’s the best way to start up a season after one of the most intense season finale’s imaginable? Introduce a new character starting his day to the music of Cass Elliot. It was so different that it was perfect. I … Continue reading
Covering U2: Maybe What You’re Looking For
The folks at the Rabbit Room recently posted a couple of good music videos. One, a cover of a Rich Mullins song, I posted a couple of days ago. Here’s a second one, a recent cover of U2‘s “I Still … Continue reading
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Back to the Island: Man Walked into a Bar
One of the more delicate parts of LOST was the way that so many main characters had weird, unknown connections. Sometimes it worked well, while other times it smelled of incredulity. This scene between Jack and Sawyer from near the … Continue reading
Local Music, Nashville Style
There used to be this “jingle” in tourism commercials for Tennessee: come to Tennessee, we’re playing your song. All these years later, something about the jingle stays true. Case in point: Andrew Peterson’s new Local Show. It’s an opportunity for … Continue reading
Back to the Island: Professional Considerations
This past week, people of pop culture commemorated the tenth anniversary of LOST, a show that many consider a pivotal show for 21st-century American television. I found (or was led to) a few interesting “reflections” on the series worth pointing … Continue reading
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