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April 2011

April 28, 2011

Play in Process: Hot Pursuit's Moral Whiplash

"In Hot Pursuit, you take practical measures against chaos, or you enact chaos yourself –...

April 26, 2011

CaPC Update: A Slight Reorganization

"You may have noticed that our web site has been changed around slightly."

April 26, 2011

When Games Matter: The Slums of New Vegas

"I often wonder if games are at their best when they are able to teach...

April 26, 2011

Still Watching: I Want a Queue, Too!

"My suggestion: watch Out of Africa, a visual masterpiece of storytelling."

April 25, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Guantánamo Files

"Even the people who desire to kill us are our neighbors."

April 22, 2011

Grace Notes: Little Scream, tUnE-yArDs, Metal Ghibli, etc.

"There’s something absolutely delightful about a band undoubtedly decked out in leather, spikes, and corpse...

April 21, 2011

Play in Process: Coming to Terms With Violence

"Does the very act of making the violence explicit also make it unredeemable?"

April 19, 2011

When Games Matter: Pandemic (Board Game Edition)

"If you have any hope of winning, you must work together."

April 19, 2011

On the Other Hand: The Organizing Power of the Internet

"...the other effect of the internet is that people who used to have dumb ideas...

April 18, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: How should we react?

As Christians, what are we to do with this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dUr1NxJDC94 via YouTube - pig race...

April 18, 2011

Lost Again: Solitary

Welcome back to “Lost Again”, my weekly examination of the Lost series. I am re-watching...

April 15, 2011

Grace Notes: Panda Bear and Death Cab for Cutie

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

April 14, 2011

Play in Process: A Place Called Home

"I found myself growing increasingly fond of my Minecraft home and all the feelings I...

April 12, 2011

When Games Matter: Creating, Sharing, and Not Keeping Score in Minecraft

". . . when you play with people you know, you find that there is...

April 12, 2011

Check Your Facts: World Net Daily and The Obama Deception

Last week, WorldNetDaily published an article by Jack Cashill, author of the book Deconstructing Obama,...

April 11, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Confessed Abortion? How Will We Respond?

If we want to fight abortion, we first have to love those who seek them.

April 11, 2011

Needle Exchange and Christian Ethics

There has been a resurgence of interest in the harm reduction program of Needle Exchange....

April 09, 2011

What Memes Mean: "Shine" by Final Placement

Christian music is often quite bad. High school garage bands are also often quite bad....

April 08, 2011

Grace Notes: Maritime, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Low, and Junior Boys

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

April 07, 2011

Play in Process: Bang!, The Ultimate Wild West Narrative

"these guys took it in stride, and infused their own personalities into a Wild West...

April 06, 2011

Lost Again: The Moth and Confidence Man

In Lost Again, Kristi Israel watches two episodes of Lost each week, examining them in...

April 05, 2011

When Games Matter: When I Stopped Trying to Save the World

". . . its clear that the carnage you cause isn't making the world a...

April 05, 2011

On the Other Hand: Not All Big Ideas Are Good Ideas

Each week in On the Other Hand, Ben Bartlett defies the common wisdom and identifies the...

April 04, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Christian Culture as a Stumbling Block

Every Monday in Citizenship Confusion, Alan Noble discusses how we confuse our heavenly citizenship with citizenship to the state, culture,...

April 02, 2011

What Memes Mean: “Baby Got Book”

Each Saturday in What Memes Mean, Alan Noble questions the significance, humor, and subtexts of...

April 01, 2011

Grace Notes:Fred Baty, Puzzle Mutson, Peter Bjorn and John, and Grizzly Bear

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

March 2011

March 31, 2011

Play in Process: What is Wrong With Me?

"If you're the type of person who wishes that games were more meaningful and resonant...

March 30, 2011

Screen Meaning: Devil

Screen Meaning is a weekly exploration by Chase Livingston of the spiritual or transcendent themes...

March 30, 2011

Eat Your Vegetables . . . and Ponder the Global Consequences

Each week in Eat Your Vegetables, Carissa Smith shares the benefit and appeal of some more...

March 29, 2011

Lost Again: White Rabbit and House of the Rising Sun

I’d like to address something quickly before diving into this week’s Re-Watch of Lost, which...

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