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2017-01-18T18:00:52-07:00

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Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea

Last updated on: January 18, 2017 at 6:00 pm By A. G. Harmon

It’s impossible to speak of Kenneth Lonergan’s film Manchester by the Sea without alluding to its major premise: Some events in life simply can’t be overcome. However, stating that conclusion does not betray the work’s plot, because from the outset the story depicts a man upon whom a terrible blow has been dealt. There is no hiding the reality of Lee Chandler’s all but palpable melancholy. Casey Affleck (the much more talented actor of the two Affleck brothers) shows the... Read more

Manchester by the Sea

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2017-01-18T18:02:21-07:00

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The World at Midday

Last updated on: January 18, 2017 at 6:02 pm By Natalie Vestin

I spent Christmas Eve with my mom last month for the first time in years. It was unexpected; she was happy and well. All through the drive to my aunt’s house—Dad at the wheel, Mom turning the music up—my sister and I watched the lights and thought about extraordinary transformations. How anything is possible, though it rarely seems so. Being with my whole family felt like an amazing gift, like the world had opened up and made itself entirely new.... Read more

2017-01-11T16:19:42-07:00

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Poetry Friday: “Sister Storm”

Last updated on: January 11, 2017 at 4:19 pm By Image

I love the drama of this poem. Its title recalls St. Francis’s “Canticle of Brother Sun,” where Francis praises God through “Sister Moon,” “Brother Fire,” “Sister Water,” and so on. Jeanne Murray Walker’s Sister Storm, however, is violent and destructive—definitely not, in the poet’s view, an element through which to praise God. The poet talks back bravely to the lightening storm that is raging: “I defy you. Leave us alone / and tell your ugly cousin, war, / to leave... Read more

2017-01-11T16:16:01-07:00

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Now is the Time to Read The Man in the High Castle

Last updated on: January 11, 2017 at 4:16 pm By Brad Fruhauff

Imagine an alternate history in which a regime arose in the United States that believed in power over equality, profit over values, the privilege of the few over the good of the many, and appearance over truth. Imagine these powers infiltrated the highest offices of our government, and that they began to institute anti-democratic policies, to undermine the system of checks and balances, to destabilize international relations, and to generally dismantle the foundations of our country while propping up their... Read more

The Man in the High Castle

2017-01-17T22:59:16-07:00

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Image’s 16 Most-Read of 2016

Last updated on: January 17, 2017 at 10:59 pm By Image

As I was looking over Image’s website analytics at the end of 2016, I confess that I was overcome with affection and gratitude for you, our online readers. Your attention has painted a picture, and it is a significantly different picture than many other outlets show. The New Yorker, for example, introduced their most-reads thus: “Americans, as you may have heard, like to read about Donald Trump and his family. Readers of The New Yorker are no exception to that rule, but... Read more

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2017-01-16T21:39:38-07:00

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Black Lives, Black Art

Last updated on: January 16, 2017 at 9:39 pm By Peggy Rosenthal

I happened to be re-reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin when the current issue of Image (#90) arrived in the mail. So I was especially interested in Joe Milazzo’s essay on the work of African American artist Sedrick Huckaby. In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1851 novel, even the kindest and most compassionate white people refer to their slaves as “articles.” The less kind whites simply assume that “n*****s” are “property.” The sale of this property is big business, and “traders” (as they call... Read more

2017-01-10T17:42:15-07:00

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Martin, Everett, and Me

Last updated on: January 10, 2017 at 5:42 pm By Caroline Langston

I am writing this essay on the fortieth anniversary of my father’s death, so my immediate thought about Martin Luther King, Jr. this morning is of those four precious small children left fatherless on April 4, 1968. There are two things I’m thinking about fathers: The nimbus of their influence continues to fall across your life, no matter how early they’re taken from you. Whether it’s shimmering or shadowy depends upon them. When those fathers are departed, you have to... Read more

Martin Luther King Jr

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2017-01-05T20:15:30-07:00

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Poetry Friday: “Hail, Spirit” by Pattiann Rogers

Last updated on: January 5, 2017 at 8:15 pm By Image

Recently, I have been reading The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle with my 16-month old daughter. In this story (which we have read many times now) the spider is diligent and focused, despite many distractions, and at the end of this very busy day she completes her masterful web. Spiders have always fascinated me, but I know that is not the case for everyone. In fact, according to a recent study by the National Institute for Mental Health, 30.5%... Read more

2017-01-06T17:27:27-07:00

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Making Contact: A Christian-Atheist Friendship, Part 2

Last updated on: January 6, 2017 at 5:27 pm By Tania Runyan

An introduction: Decades ago, in the faraway land of Orange County, California, two young women made contact. Jen and I shared a number of classes but traveled in different social circles. I was scary nerdy awkward—E.T. and Laura Ingalls’ lovechild, and she was scary sexy cool—black eyeliner, skateboards, and bands I couldn’t pronounce. Only in the past few years have we developed a deeper relationship, sharing our lives with one another on Facebook. Recently, during an intense chat about religion,... Read more

2017-01-06T17:27:38-07:00

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Making Contact: A Christian-Atheist Friendship, Part 1

Last updated on: January 6, 2017 at 5:27 pm By Guest Contributor

An introduction from Tania Runyan: Decades ago, in the faraway land of Orange County, California, two young women made contact. Jen and I shared a number of classes but traveled in different social circles. I was scary nerdy awkward—E.T. and Laura Ingalls’ lovechild, and she was scary sexy cool—black eyeliner, skateboards, and bands I couldn’t pronounce. Only in the past few years have we developed a deeper relationship, sharing our lives with one another on Facebook. Recently, during an intense... Read more

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