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June 2011

June 28, 2011

When Games Matter: Words With Friends and My Mom

" ... I think I will be playing Words with Friends against my mom for...

June 25, 2011

Grace Notes: Minikon, Eric Painter, The Caretaker

" . . . as Minikon puts it, imagine if 'My Bloody Valentine wrote soundtracks...

June 24, 2011

Mixed Signals: Learning Lifestyle Evangelism from Panera

"What I see and hear in the ad is what I get when I personally...

June 23, 2011

Can Your Exercise Dishonor God?

"How do we define a healthy rhythm of exercise?"

June 23, 2011

Play in Process: Kinect and Self Image

"Most Kinect games force you to play in a vacuum, with only yourself on the...

June 22, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: Is Our Love Skinny?

"From what I've heard of Bon Iver's newest album, his sound is coming from a...

June 21, 2011

When Games Matter: Child of Eden and Sharing the Single Player Experience

"Most of the time Nathan and I play competitive Halo matches shooting people and blowing...

June 20, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Illegal Immigration and the SBC

The SBC urges the government to create a path to citizenship for illegal immigration and...

June 17, 2011

Mixed Signals: The Ad Made Me Do It

"There’s no way to avoid the intake of the world’s messaging in regard to products...

June 16, 2011

Play in Process: 1000 Heroz

"The game has the potential to be truly interesting going forward."

June 16, 2011

Instant Watching: The Baxter

"Whatever happens to the stranded groom-to-be in romantic comedies whose fiancee leaves him at the...

June 15, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: What's "Written in the Stars"

"The strange dichotomy represented in the song is telling of a few things about the...

June 14, 2011

When Games Matter: "The Equalizer"

"It wasn't to be, but we won't soon forget the equalizer and the determination with...

June 13, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: "The Kill Team" and the Overlooked Costs of War

"As citizens, it can be easy for us to write off the costs we had...

June 10, 2011

Mixed Signals: Revamping the Obama Brand

"Our consumerist mentality at the polls converts the voting booth to a retail counter where...

June 09, 2011

All Things Physical: Is Mark Richt Cashing Out or Doing Good?

"I cannot know for sure whether Mark Richt is preparing to be fired or has...

June 09, 2011

Play in Process: The Art of Betrayal in Shadows Over Camelot

"I have to make the following case: I'm not a traitor, I'm just stupid."

June 08, 2011

Instant Watching: Criminal

"Glorifying justice instead of the big score, Criminal is a different take on the heist...

June 08, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: Owning Your Past in "Simple Math"

"This growing up and 'owning up' to problems in your past is a major theme...

June 07, 2011

On the Other Hand: Christianity and Dual-Master Bedrooms

"My greatest hope is that church leaders would be forced to think carefully about how...

June 06, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Should We “Vote with Our Dollars”?

"As citizens of the kingdom of heaven, we are called to a different rhetoric or...

June 04, 2011

Grace Notes: Birch Book, Antonymes, Friendly Fires, and My Morning Jacket

Grace Notes is a weekly exploration by Jason Morehead and Drew Dixon of signs of common...

June 03, 2011

Mixed Signals: Is Nutella Guilty of False Advertising?

"We, as individuals, are the worst offenders, because we are constantly sending out messages about...

June 02, 2011

Play in Process: Frozen Synapse

"I was naive, blind, thoughtless."

June 01, 2011

Music at Mars Hill: "Home is a Fire"

"Perhaps the social construct of the home and all our fears about security and acceptance...

June 01, 2011

Instant Watching: Four Lions – A Terrorist Comedy?

"Can a movie about terrorists who have very real intentions to harm others also be...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

When Games Matter: Was that Supposed to Happen?

"I grab him by the shirt and throw him down, he fell over and slipped...

May 31, 2011

On the Other Hand: Jealousy of Youth is No Surprise

"So we’re jealous. But so what?"

May 27, 2011

Mixed Signals: Another Serving of Eating Issues, Please!

"These messages are sneaky, edging into our thoughts and subtly influencing our decisions."

May 26, 2011

Play in Process: Is It Time? – Empathy With the Elderly

"The game is about an old woman, but also it's about what it's like to...

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