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September 2013

September 20, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Doctrine Wonks Must Read Fiction

What I’d struggled to say for years, crime-novel author J. Mark Bertrand easily proclaims at...

September 19, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Moonshot: Google Defies Death

When there’s nothing after death, it makes sense that a human project would be created...

September 19, 2013

ELSEWHERE: How Much of a ‘Foodie’ Are You?

I will be the first to admit that I take all of the cliche photos you...

September 18, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Jhumpa Lahiri’s World

I’ve been a fan of Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing ever since reading her debut collection, Interpreter...

September 18, 2013

ELSEWHERE: A Clown in Town: This Is My Worst Nightmare

For as long as I can remember, I have been terrified of clowns. Birthday parties,...

September 17, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Hello Kitty Is Now Pushing Beer

Beer sales in China were almost nonexistent for the female market, so some brew was...

September 17, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Damon Lindelof is Bringing the Rapture to HBO

Wired reports that Damon Lindelof (Star Trek into Darkness, Prometheus, Lost) is working on a new series...

September 16, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Summer’s Gone, but Fall Brings Movies

As much as I hate to see my beloved summer go, I always look forward...

September 16, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Jesus is having a moment in literary fiction

Many hands have wrung recently over an apparent dearth of writers of faith in the...

September 13, 2013

ELSEWHERE: How to Quantify Your Self

The smartwatch manufacturing bandwagon is growing more and more crowded (with Nissan now jumping aboard)....

September 13, 2013

ELSEWHERE: 26, Unmarried, and Childless

So much of a woman's identity is defined by her reproductive capabilities. Why can't women...

September 12, 2013

ELSEWHERE: A Beginner’s Guide to David Foster Wallace

Today marks the five-year anniversary of the death of David Foster Wallace, an author whose...

September 12, 2013

A Videogame about Cancer, God, and Hope

A videogame about cancer, God, and hope? It's not only possible, it's a reality. Over...

September 12, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Richard Dawkins Stirs More Controversy with ‘Mild Pedophilia’ Statements

Richard Dawkins is no stranger to controversy: the outspoken atheist's criticism of religion has ruffled...

September 12, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The Rare “Good Dating Article” Spotted In the Wild

Grow up in the church and you're going to hear or read some silly things...

September 11, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Here Are 20,000 Reasons Harris Won’t Give up His Scientism

While our James Hoskins has pointed out that Steven Pinker could stand to take a...

September 11, 2013

ELSEWHERE: What’s Your Major Worth?

For anyone who still needs it, here’s a study by an economist at Georgetown University...

September 10, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Christopher Lasch Wouldn’t Call Narcissism a Millennial Novelty

Lots of people like writing about Millennials, and lots of people who like writing about...

September 09, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Stanley Fish on American Education

Is higher education an art or a science?  In a recent opinion piece at the...

September 09, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Why Grandpa Should Play Videogames

When my grandfather entered a senior community years ago, I was amused that it offered...

September 06, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The Theology of Beard Length

So, you thought the East-West church divide was over whether or not the bread used...

September 06, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The “Netflix for Books” Has Arrived

Netflix has changed the way that we consume movies and TV. No longer do we...

September 06, 2013

When Is Football Too Dangerous?

Brain damage. It is beyond dispute that playing in the NFL is causing brain injury...

September 05, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Against Pornography… in Scandinavia?

I endorse this message to the hotel industry 100%. And to anyone else, for that...

September 04, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Your Life Is Even More Meaningless Than You Thought

Science has done much to improve humanity's lot in life, but it's done an awful...

September 04, 2013

ELSEWHERE: An Elephant-Sized Example of Scientism

On the heels of Steven Pinker's recent essay defending scientism, some atheists have denied that...

September 03, 2013

ELSEWHERE: C. S. Lewis’s Medieval Modern Imagination

Over at The Imaginative Conservative, Stratford Caldecott has a delightful, intelligent look at C. S....

September 03, 2013

Elsewhere: Gregory Wolfe of ‘IMAGE’ is Asking for Your Help

For as long as I've been reading good words, Image has been the journal I've associated with...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The Racial Impact of Miley’s Twerking Debacle

While the focus on Miley Cyrus' VMA appearance has been primarily on the sexualized nature...

August 30, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Online Streaming Services Are Still In The Red, But For How Long?

For all of us trying to navigate the murky ethics of digital music, this NPR...

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