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The Hunger Games: What Counts as Ethical in...

A young adult phenomenon addresses some incredibly relevant moral dilemmas. read more

John Mark Reynolds on the "Yoga Wars"

Over at The Scriptorium, John Mark Reynolds of Biola University writes a... read more

RetroPost: ‘Son of Rambow’ and the Ultimate Summer...

Now available on Netflix Instant Watch, Son of Rambow is a different... read more

Boys, Reading, and Video Games

Thomas Spence's Wall Street Journal piece "How to Raise Boys Who Read:... read more

Winter's Bone: A Sundance Winner That Doesn't Sell...

Finally a film that acknowledges the complexity of southern people without passing... read more

A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips...

At Books & Culture, Betty Smartt Carter's "The Good Man Philip and... read more

Eat, Pray, Love My Middle-Aged Neighbor

What lessons can a morally questionable film offer the church? read more

The Bechdel Test

I've seen several references recently to the "Bechdel Test" for movies, including... read more

The Last Airbender Is . . . Not...

Was anyone else aware of this? read more

Novel Theophany: Megan Whalen Turner’s Fictional Pantheon

What's a reader to do when we're frustrated with the author? Trust... read more

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