We all do things in life we regret. In honor of the biggest mistake of my life so far, I present to you over the next couple of days a curated selection of the fabulous and numerous Bob Jones University (BJU) films archived on Youtube.com. Having spent one year of my life at BJU, I am uniquely qualified to curate this collection. …Continue reading this entry
There’s been an ongoing debate within certain GRTM circles centered around the legitimacy of saxophone use in popular music. It has been said among some of my peers that the saxophone is an instrument to be despised- that it cannot help but destroy every song it touches with its absurdity. Granted, I will admit that the saxophone is a tricky instrument to utilize effectively. …Continue reading this entry
Taken at its face, it was a story about space travel on Syfy. When I first heard about it, I immediately thought of Babylon 5, Star Trek Enterprise, and Seaquest. By now its received enough critical acclaim that it doesn’t quite belong in an article like this, except when I preach the gospel of BSG, I’m still met with the skepticism I felt when I first heard about it. So allow me to proselytize.
Jun 282011
Every once in a while I come across music or a film that at first blush seems better to ignore. Maybe its part of a critically maligned genre, or is a gem hidden in an otherwise lackluster career. This feature intends to highlight what made that exception so exceptional. First up: a Seattle hardcore band known as the Blood Brothers.
As with most egomaniacal politician/celebrity sex scandals, the media has done a bang-up job covering almost every aspect of Weinergate. Let’s review what we’ve learned:
a) There is an important difference between a direct message and a tweet.
b) As a general rule, men should assume that women do not want to see pictures of their junk. …Continue reading this entry
It’s 6:30 a.m. on a rainy Sunday morning. And while sane people all around me sleep in, not having to go to work or attend to any other pressing matters, I’m awakened by my autistic 4-year-old son — who, my wife informs me, has been awake for about an hour now — stealing my iPhone from the nightstand so he can play his regular early-morning round of “Snail Mail.” (In this popular game, you control a snail who races through adversity in outer space, picking up packages and delivering them to the finish line, which I can only assume is a cosmic distribution center of some sort.) She, meanwhile, is halfway through an episode of “Law & Order” (circa Dennis Farina) and nursing an 11-day-old girl.
A pastor reflects on the intersection of The Invention of Lying, Love Wins, and The Sacredness of Questioning Everything
Ricky Gervais skewers popular concepts of God, heaven, and hell pretty effectively in his 2009 romantic comedy, The Invention of Lying. Mark Bellison (played by Gervais) lives in a world where lies do not exist. …Continue reading this entry
Since Sarah’s been slacking on the recipe tip, I thought I’d share with you a most delicious dish that I learnt from an older cousin-in-law of mine when I was ’bout 12. It’s called Mexican Chicken Casserole, and prior to my relocation to Little Mexico in Bowling Green some years back, was about as authentic a Mexican dish as I’d ever had. …Continue reading this entry
My history with and thoughts on nuclear power in light of the earthquake in Japan.
It’s March 10, a Thursday, and a pretty typical day in my house. I’m sitting in a leather arm chair with our six-week-old daughter in my lap. She’s sleepily nursing, and I’m watching her, reading my twitter feed, and, now and then, looking out the window. It’s snowing–odd, since only a few days ago we were taking leisurely, jacketless strolls through the neighborhood. …Continue reading this entry
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