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June 2013

June 05, 2013

The Scandal With ‘Scandal’: It Doesn’t Do A Better Job Of Tackling Racial Differences

"The scandal of Scandal is that it could do so much more to spark discussions...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

NBC’s Revolution Makes History, But What Kind?

"As a fictional television series that generates its own history, Revolution may serve, in a...

May 28, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.8 & 9: What Holds People Together, A Wellspring of Confidence

Mad Men Recap 6.8: What Holds People Together This season of Mad Men's eighth episode,...

May 23, 2013

CaPC Podcast #121: Why the Office Truly Matters

Click here to listen! Editor in Chief Richard Clark, Associate Editor Benjamin Bartlett, and Pop...

May 21, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Remembering ‘The Office’… and Our Vows

"But that scene with Pam and Jim reminded me of something more, too, of something...

May 20, 2013

“A Piece of the Continent”: Touch, Providence, and Human Connectedness

Touch thus emblematizes a Christian truth, one that is becoming increasingly evident in the technological...

May 16, 2013

The Office Ends, But Love Never Fails

Tonight "The Office" ends, but in its conclusion it reminds us that love never fails.

May 15, 2013

Once upon a Time and the Redemption of Fairy Tales

On Sunday, ABC aired the second-season finale of its popular series Once upon a Time,...

May 14, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.7: Are Good Deeds Ever Just Good Deeds?

Bob Benson always seems to be around. Whether conspicuously eavesdropping, or dropping in at opportune...

May 14, 2013

Walking In The (Lime)Light: An Interview With Candace Cameron Bure

Helen Lee interviews the actress many of us know best as "D.J. Tanner," about the...

May 07, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.5 & 6: Hoping for Eucatastrophe, Worrying About the Bomb

Mad Men Recap 6.5: Hoping for Eucatastrophe Michael Ginsberg's father, Morris, is a holocaust survivor...

May 07, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Who Cares for the Care Workers?

Who cares for the Care Workers? Who looks after the ones who look after everyone...

May 03, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Regarding The Brilliance of “Parks and Recreation”

Parks and Recreation has recently replaced Community -- which, let's be honest, has had a...

May 03, 2013

Vikings Are People Too

On March 3, History Channel premiered its much-discussed miniseries The Bible, which proved to be...

May 01, 2013

Podcast #118: Pam, Jim and the Office (Plus the Cussing TV Anchor)

Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Melissa Harris-Perry Wants Your Kids! Or Does She?

The past couple weeks have seen a firestorm of controversy surrounding a 30-second television promo...

April 24, 2013

Pour Me Something Stronger: Nashville’s Addictions

In the first of many great songs performed on the TV show Nashville, shy ingenue...

April 23, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.4: The Many Roles that Mad Men Play

Last week, I noted the irony in Don Draper's compliant devotion to Raymond, the Heinz...

April 19, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.3: Sexual Collaborations as Trade Secrets

"We consider it quite a vote of confidence," Ken Cosgrove says, smiling awkwardly at the...

April 08, 2013

Mad Men Recap 6.1: The Hawaiian Dark Wood

Having just returned from a Hawaiian holiday vacation with wife Megan, Don Draper is in...

April 05, 2013

Notes from the Margins: The Mindy Project–A Once in a Decade Opportunity

"The Mindy Project is not a show about race, gender, or cultural perceptions of beauty....

April 01, 2013

A New Season of Game of Thrones and Sex will Probably Happen

Last night, Season Three of the very popular Game of Thrones series on HBO started, to much...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

“Call the Midwife” Celebrates Life from Beginning to End

It is perhaps appropriate that American PBS stations should be premiering the second season of...

March 25, 2013

Jay Leno, NBC’s Youth Culture, and the Church’s Celebrity Culture

"One of the ironies of our age is that as the population increasingly dulls and...

March 19, 2013

What HBO’s “Girls” Gets Right About Sex and Intimacy

In HBO’s “Girls,” currently wrapping up its second season, 26 year old writer, director, and...

March 18, 2013

House of Cards: The King is Dead

In House of Cards, there’s no sign of God anywhere. Francis’ crisis is a far...

March 14, 2013

Does History Channel’s The Bible Live up to Its Promise?

Two competing emotions welled up inside me when I first learned that the History Channel...

March 13, 2013

The Bachelor Finale: Loving on a Prayer

My husband and I tuned into last night’s finale of the Bachelor (yes, he watches;...

March 12, 2013

Podcast #114: Drones, Filibusters, and Duck Dynasty

Christ and Pop Culture editors Drew Dixon and Brad Williams discuss Drones and Filibusters and...

March 07, 2013

Red Widow and the Complexities of Generational Sin

In the standard cultural and popular nomenclature, widows are black. But it is likely appropriate...

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