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April 2008

April 23, 2008

What Do We Truly Like About American Idol?

Ben Bartlett rains on our American Idol parade, but we probably deserved it.

April 22, 2008

Podcast #25: Should Christians Cast Down their (American) Idols?

About three weeks ago, Ben and I sat down and discussed American Idol, including the...

April 21, 2008

The Case for Simon Cowell

David Dunham kicks off CAPC's American Idol week by praising honest evaluation in an age...

April 14, 2008

Forgiving Willoughby

The recent Masterpiece Theatre version of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility gave the harshest portrayal...

April 03, 2008

Slings and Arrows, Smells and Bells

Over the past couple of years, with the aid of Netflix, I've been working my...

April 02, 2008

Has Bill O'Reilly Overstayed His Welcome?

Bill Reichhart on the dangers of a 24 hour news cycle.

March 2008

March 21, 2008

A Raisin in the Sun: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

In her debut post, Carissa Smith finds a meditation on grace alongside P. Diddy.

March 20, 2008

The Dangers of Television

Richard Clark provides more-than-fair warning and kicks a medium when it's down.

March 17, 2008

Is Oprah the Next Billy Graham?

In his debut post, Bill Reichart counts the ways Oprah is set to become the...

February 2008

February 25, 2008

Podcast #21: Oprah's Big Podcast

Oprah has become a true force in American pop culture, and her talk show is...

February 19, 2008

In Praise of Television

Those of us who believe that God creates and controls the universe must also realize...

February 13, 2008

Sin and the City

I was required to take a class called Women & Literature, in my undergraduate study....

February 05, 2008

You Gotta Have Faith

He has a brain defect, but that's not really a bad thing. This particular brain...

January 2008

January 28, 2008

Who Cares About Hollywood?

I imagine a large number of people don't usually care about the Oscars, but those...

January 11, 2008

Is There Integrity in the Work Place?

Technology is moving us all faster and faster into a new world. We can now...

January 10, 2008

A Futurama Life is a Deprived Life

The world of tomorrow often looks, in our minds, like a time that is far...

January 03, 2008

What's So Great About 2008?

Even though Christ and Pop Culture is only a few months old, we've already had...

December 2007

December 20, 2007

Why Vote When You Can Laugh? The Daily Show and Complacency

That time is again upon us when car, make-up, and insurance commercials are momentarily sidelined...

December 12, 2007

Getting Our Bearings: A Review of "The Golden Compass"

“When Polar Bears Attack” is not the name of a new Fox Television reality show,...

November 2007

November 27, 2007

Sesame Street: A Method to the Madness

Let’s say you want to research preschoolers, but your study requires children who are NOT...

November 22, 2007

Your Life in 12 Words or Less: the Dehumanizing Effect of Facebook Profiles, Personal Ads, and Eulogies

I like to talk. In general, I feel that I usually know what the right...

November 21, 2007

Chuck and Truth

He’s so nervous he could vomit. And of course who wouldn’t be when the world’s...

November 20, 2007

Sesame Street: Today's New England Primer

Daniel Boorstin is my favorite historian. He has written widely and well on some of...

November 09, 2007

Strike Sadness

In light of the Writer's Strike, I've been feeling sort of guilty at just how...

November 09, 2007

Jesus Goes to South Park

South Park has had a consistently successful run ever since it’s debut in 1997. Created...

November 09, 2007

Podcast #12: The Dumb Guy Archetype of the 21st Century

Click here to listen! In this show David and Rich discuss the current cultural emphasis...

November 09, 2007

Podcast #7: One Incredibly Long and Boring Night

This past Sunday, the world watched as Hollywood commended itself for producing such brilliant television,...

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