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February 2014

February 19, 2014

Downton Abbey: People Talk

Downton Abbey shows the ways in which our careful and sensitive use of our words...

February 19, 2014

Walking with the Dead: Living on Borrowed Faith

Sometimes we need to live on borrowed faith.

February 18, 2014

ABCFamily’s “The Fosters” and the Power of Adoption

In a world where belonging so often depends on bloodlines, nationality, or economics, God uses...

February 14, 2014

Downton Abbey: Guilt, Shame, and the Fear of Confession

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the sixth episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season. Each week,...

February 12, 2014

Walking with the Dead: The Trauma and Healing of Community

"Community creates the potential for trauma, but it also provides the context for healing."

February 06, 2014

Downton Abbey: Means to an End?

'Downton Abbey' raises the significant question of whether we ought to treat people as means...

February 04, 2014

What They Want Us to Believe: Our Takes on the Most Noteworthy Super Bowl Commercials

None of these commercials are telling the whole truth, but some of them are telling...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Downton Abbey: All In the Family

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the fourth episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season. Each week,...

January 30, 2014

Those Generous Robots: Daft Punk and Musical Nostalgia

Daft Punk have never been shy about their influences or the sense of nostalgia that...

January 28, 2014

A Decade of Wardrobe Malfunctions: Social Media and Pseudo-Adulthood

The ubiquity of social media today, unlike the time of Timberlake’s gaffe, is that all...

January 27, 2014

CBS’s ‘Intelligence’ Tests the Trade-Offs of Technology

Intelligence is a formulaic show, but its writers deftly manage the formula.

January 23, 2014

Downton Abbey: Bring the Light

Warning: This article contains spoiler about the third episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season. Each...

January 22, 2014

M*A*S*H and the Military Brat

"A story about war is a story about people."

January 22, 2014

How “Happy Days” Made Me (Horrible)

We went for a hike, alone. I felt pretty good about it--very cool and in...

January 20, 2014

Spectacularly Trivialized: Teen Mom 2 and Abortion as Entertainment

"Converting these women’s formative experiences into entertainment for public consumption is irresponsible; adding abortion to...

January 16, 2014

Downton Abbey: Things We’ve Lost

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the second episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season. Each week, a...

January 09, 2014

Downton Abbey: A Job Well Done

"To me, one of the most compelling themes throughout the series’ four-year run has always...

January 03, 2014

1. Breaking Bad: “Implicating the Rest of Us in His Fall” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

January 02, 2014

8. Moone Boy: “Odd Man Out” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

January 02, 2014

9. Orange is the New Black: “Treated With Respect” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

January 01, 2014

11. Netflix and Hulu: “A Relative Amount of Creative Freedom” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

17. House of Cards: “Only Us. Small. Solitary. Striving.” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

December 30, 2013

21. The Mindy Project: “Delivers the Laughs Without Delving into Snark” #CaPC25

All this week, the writers of Christ and Pop Culture unveil their 25 most loved things of...

December 18, 2013

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson on Homosexuality: Abusing the Yuck Factor

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson has recently come under fire for some comments he made about...

December 05, 2013

‘Atlantis’ Is a Lost City (and a Lost Opportunity)

Depending on your expectations, Atlantis could be viewed as an entertainingly ephemeral romp or a...

December 04, 2013

Walking with the Dead: An Existential End to the Governor’s Hope

"The Governor can’t change because his experiences tell him redemption isn't possible."

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Walking with the Dead: In which the Governor Remembers who He Is

"The Governor’s return comes only as he begins to see the value of the monster...

November 21, 2013

Doctor Who’s Doctrine, Part 11: Best of Show

Days before the 50th anniversary special, two CaPC writers choose their favorite “Who” stories, moments,...

November 20, 2013

Doctor Who’s Doctrine, Part 10: Showing the Perfect Forever-Love Story

A time agent or lizard detective may promote other lifestyles. But Who fans only weep...

November 19, 2013

Walking with the Dead: The Governor Returns, but will He be Redeemed?

"Throughout the show the child/parent relationship plays a vital role in helping a person keep...

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