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December 2012

December 22, 2012

TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2012: Year of the Musical Comeback

So much of pop music is meant to be disposable. Dance now, forget later. But...

December 21, 2012

The Best Music of 2012: If you can find it…

Having purchased several thousand albums, cassettes, and compact discs in my lifetime, my switch to...

September 2012

September 11, 2012

REMEMBERING 9/11–“What’s Not to Like?”

I visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City over the summer. It is a...

September 04, 2012

DNC: Back to School Special

Few things concern parents more than their children’s education. We want to make sure our...

August 2012

August 17, 2012

The Hunger Games in China

As the father of two tweens, The Hunger Games movie was a hot topic in...

August 15, 2012

Chad Johnson and HBO’s School of Hard Knocks

The gap between news headlines and reality TV continues to shrink. Just days after Miami...

August 09, 2012

London Olympics 2012: Women Rule

What has been your favorite Olympic moment? How cool to see double amputee Oscar Pistorius...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Is Apple losing its mojo? Applefied Ads strike back

Do you find the new Apple "Genius" commercials blanketing the Olympics annoying? They lack the...

July 12, 2012

Comic-Con Countdown: Chewbacca sighting!

As thousands of fanboys and girls descend upon San Diego for Comic Con, I stumbled...

July 11, 2012

What Piece of Pop Culture Challenged (or Inspired) Your Faith?

The AV Club over at the Onion recently asked the question, “What early piece of...

July 09, 2012

Hollywood Getting Enlightened on Faith?

The success of The Blind Side, Soul Surfer, Courageous, and a host of Tyler Perry...

July 06, 2012

Josh Garrels and Mason Jar Music: The Sea In Between

How do we make something beautiful? The creative process can be so elusive. No two...

July 04, 2012

PLAYING WITH FIRE: Prometheus and Higgs Boson

Divergent opinions regarding the virtues and vices of Prometheus have fueled rigorous online debates. While...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Want to Make Movies in Hollywood? Learn from the NBA Draft

With the NBA draft approaching, I am reminded that the odds of becoming a big...

June 27, 2012

The Facebook Police

Was anybody else creeped out when Facebook replaced your chosen email address with their Facebook...