Category Archives: Internet

Space Enough, and Time: Super-Bowl Edition

I’m not much for professional sports, but I’m all about trying to make sense of professional life in your thirties.  That’s why Chris B. Brown’s Grantland piece on Peyton Manning caught my attention a couple of days ago. The article, … Continue reading

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Sherlock’s Many Almost Returns

Lots of good things coming out of Britain over the next few weeks.  Tomorrow we see “The Time of the Doctor” and another regeneration.  Then, come January, Sherlock and Downton Abbey return to American airwaves.  Thankfully, the BBC has released … Continue reading

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Midnight with Dwarves in Barrels

It’s that time of year again: time to get in line for a midnight showing from the land of Tolkien-and-Jackson.  It’s been twelve years since that first midnight movie in Dallas.  Time flies, as Gollum or Bilbo might guess. And … Continue reading

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Klosterman’s Generational Erosion

One of my most enjoyable reads this summer (amidst a few apocalyptic novels) was Chuck Klosterman’s I Wear the Black Hat.  I wasn’t sure what to expect from the book, as it was all about villains and villainy in almost … Continue reading

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Revisiting the Day of the Doctor

Deeciding on one “best moment” from The Day of the Doctor is a difficult task.  Mix in getting to see the episode in 3-D at the theater, and the choice gets even more difficult.  Pre-show slides recounting the Doctor’s 50-year … Continue reading

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Two Years a Sherlock-less London?

Rarely, if ever, do you actually get to pick up where you left off. What’s true of life in general also seems to be part of the message of this next round of adventures for Sherlock and Watson.  The BBC … Continue reading

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Good Night, Who

And just like that, the 50th Anniversary of the Doctor begins  . . .

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An Even Newer Trailer for The Desolation of Smaug

I was excited to see a new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug this past weekend.  Which makes me a little surprised to see yet another trailer debut today.  Then I remembered that tomorrow is the release of … Continue reading

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A Hint of New U2 Music

I didn’t quite know what to think yesterday when the guy on the radio announced that U2’s long-awaited follow-up to No Line on the Horizon would drop the day after Thanksgiving.  How had I missed this news?  A quick internet … Continue reading

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James K. A. Smith on When “It’s Not Worship”

James K. A. Smith, author of Desiring the Kingdom, recently released a collection of shorter writings.  Discipleship in the Present Tense includes a number of quality pieces, many of them being good introductions to Smith’s view on culture and its … Continue reading

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