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Looking forward to the Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The only thing better than seeing the trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty before The Wolverine was seeing it again before The Way, Way Back. I’m doing my best not to learn more about the premise (though I … Continue reading
Rachel Held Evans and a Kind of 21st Century Transubstantiation
Rachel Held Evans’ article about young adults leaving the church had fifty pages of comments on CNN.com by the time I got around to reading it. The article was beautifully written, but the page after page of comments were equally … Continue reading
New Derek Webb Music (Just 10 Days Late)
It’s been ten years since Derek Webb released his first solo album, She Must and Shall Go Free. Like many of his fans, I was introduced to Webb’s work through Caedmon’s Call back in college. Webb is one of those … Continue reading
Recess: The Live-Action Open (It Doesn’t Whomp)
Disney’s Recess very well may be the last great Saturday morning cartoon. Something about it, the multi-ethnic cast with mysterious pasts on a playground with a strangely accurate class system, really resonates.¹ Rarely has a show about children had such … Continue reading
Dave Eggers: The British Skateboarding Magazine Interview
I received my copy of Huck Magazine #38 in the mail a few days ago, straight from the Church of London. It’s not often that I order a British skateboarding magazine, but then it’s not often that Dave Eggers graces … Continue reading
The Full Bono Interview
Here is the full interview between Bono and Focus on the Family. There’s no video, but feel free to turn it on, turn it up, and listen to an interesting conversation about important things.
Bono and Something Like Experiencing God
Lots of interesting talk about an interview that U2 frontman Bono gave to the President of Focus on the Family. The folks over at Christianity Today posted some comments in their “Gleanings” section. You can check that out here. You … Continue reading
Habit and Habits
Seth Godin recently posted some thoughts on habit, mainly through the lens of things like anger. I’ve been thinking a lot about habit lately, through the lenses of faith (James Smith) and psychology (Charles Duhigg). Godin says: Habits are great … Continue reading
Jonathan Safran Foer and the Danger of Being an Archivist
Graduation season has come and gone, and a few commencement addresses have risen to the top of the optimistic consciousness. Joss Whedon said something about everybody dying. At least one high school speaker ripped up his speech and recited the … Continue reading
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The Desolation of Smaug Trailer Arrives
True, we’re all waiting expectantly for The Man of Steel to fly into theaters this weekend, but the knowledge that the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug makes that wait a little bit sweeter. An international version … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 