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Parks and Real Affection
A few weeks ago I asked my students a round of questions about marriage and friendship. As is often the case with seniors, the answers were interesting. A couple of kids, quite out of the blue, decided to answer my … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Community, CS Lewis, Parks and Recreation, The Office
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The Bluths Meet the Skywalkers?
How have I missed this for three weeks? It’s a brilliant cut and narration by Ron Howard, who brings together two of the best “family” franchises in a great way. I’ll be back later tonight for a quick review of … Continue reading
“Goodbye Forever; See You Tonight”
So my friends and I are a chunk of the way through the “remixed” season four of Arrested Development. “Fateful Consequences” is a re-edited version of the season that saw most of the key actors making individual episodes, which didn’t … Continue reading
Season’s Endings
The spring season of television is coming to an end. You can always tell because of the big Survivor finale, which is next Wednesday. Tonight Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD came to a fifth season conclusion titled “The End” (just in … Continue reading
The Passage (not Saved by the Bell)
One of the best contemporary fiction reading experiences I’ve had over the last few years was with Justin Cronin’s The Passage. The book was one of those rare “first in a trilogy” books that was so well-done that a continuation … Continue reading
The Real Business of the Infinity Gauntlet
Now that the Infinity Gauntlet is (or isn’t?) in play in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s time for the object of great power to get put to real use . . . particularly the use mentioned in this classic Parks and … Continue reading
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Where All Roads Lead?
There’s this semi-interesting online debate about whether Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is the best superhero show on network television or the worst. I’m not quite sure how I feel about the conversation. While the show hasn’t quite fit the niche … Continue reading
Run, Barry, Run (2018 Edition)
The Flash returned with new episodes last night. And while it definitely had a “villain-of-the-week” vibe (as is often the case with superhero shows), it also had some nice, not-so-subtle moments that moved the story forward in interesting directions. Marlize … Continue reading
Stranger Things and Friendship
I’m slowly but surely working through some of Ephraim Radner’s thoughts on singleness and the church found in A Time to Keep. I’ve gotten to the “good stuff,” which means I’m trying to process it well and not say stupid … Continue reading
Revisiting the Faces of Scranton
This week I’ve been revisiting the second season of the American version of The Office. The Valentine’s Day episode has that utterly awkward bit where Michael visits corporate and ends up showing a video he had made about the Scranton … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 