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April 2011

April 20, 2011

How Great is Ayn Rand? David Bentley Hart… Shrugs.

In the current issue of First Things, David Bentley Hart delivers a memorable rant on...

April 19, 2011

Squirming in My Theatre Seat: Thoughts on “Another Year” and “Win Win”

My thoughts on two excellent new films are up at Image today. I also interviewed...

December 2010

December 10, 2010

I Survived “Black Swan”

Black Swan is a dance production, a horror movie, and a psychological thriller, and a...

December 02, 2010

Asheville Poetry Review Delivers an Early Christmas Gift

I am blessed in so many ways that Anne Maureen Doe said "Yes" when I...

October 2010

October 10, 2010

Here comes The Long Surrender.

I've been listening to Over the Rhine albums since their debut, Til We Have Faces,...

October 05, 2010

Return of The Browser: Of Conan, Shakespeare, Sweetland, and excorcism.

It's been a while. But I think it's time to bring back this regular feature:...

October 04, 2010

Here are the details for The Glen Workshops of 2011. Want to join me for...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

Thomas Merton just emailed me.

I love getting messages from Thomas Merton. He always knows just what I need to...

September 10, 2010

U2 and Julie Taymor are bringing on the webslinger

Want more? Here you go with a song... ... a song that sounds suspiciously...

August 2010

August 24, 2010

Ask Me Anything – Toy Story 3, Inception, “Hipsters”

On my new Tumblr site, there's a feature called "Ask Me Anything." Nobody ever uses...

August 19, 2010

A Great Loss: Michael Been of The Call, One of the Great Rock Singers, Has Died

A site called Buddyhead is reporting that Michael Been has died. The site says: Michael...

August 13, 2010

Eat Pray Love: book, film, reaction

Last week at The Glen Workshop, writer Lauren Winner referred to the book Eat, Pray,...

August 11, 2010

Best Painting Ever?

Thanks to a Tweet from Peter Suderman, here's the best painting ever... ... a scene...

June 2010

June 24, 2010

Wendell Berry and Brian Volck Ponder the Gulf Oil Spill

Here's a four-minute video of Wendell Berry responding to the oil spill. And here's what...

May 2010

May 31, 2010

The Hobbit needs a director… and a star.

By now you probably know the sad news: Guillermo Del Toro has left The Hobbit....

May 27, 2010

Why is Twilight popular?

Here's a simple three-minute explanation of Twilight's popularity... (via slashfilm)

May 27, 2010

Beware of Agora: Part 3. – Even Atheists Are Rejecting This Film’s Version of History.)

I wonder what Amenabar will say when he's confronted with the real history of his...

May 27, 2010

Gaffney: Good Script Gone Bad

My pal Sean Gaffney mourns the loss of a grand opportunity: Nottingham. I still can't...

May 27, 2010

Beware of Agora: Part 2 – Cautionary Words on Badly Botched History

This poster says that one woman changed history. Truth is, it's the filmmakers who changed...

May 27, 2010

Andrew O’Hehir on Sex and the City 2

Andrew O'Hehir at Salon: It would have been more merciful for writer-director Michael Patrick King...

May 25, 2010

Joe Henry reports on Over the Rhine:

From Joe Henry's Facebook page: "I am not sure how expansive I am allowed to...

May 25, 2010

Jafar Panahi released!

Here's the good news at The New York Times. Here are before and after pictures:

May 25, 2010

A writer’s retreat on the Frio River. Want to join me?

Here's the deal: Come to the Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat, September 30 - October 3....

May 25, 2010

Bono has emergency surgery to save him from paralysis; U2’s U.S. tour CANCELED.

Here's the story on Bono's emergency surgery. Thank God my favorite rock star's going to...

May 20, 2010

Beware of Agora: Part 1 – “Outright Lies About Christians”

Get ready. The big screen's latest distortion of history by Christian-hating storytellers is on its...

May 20, 2010

Did that Isabelle Huppert guest-spot on Law and Order:SVU really happen?

I mean... really, Law and Order: SVU? I didn't see last night's episode, which apparently...

May 12, 2010

Has Ridley Scott robbed Robin Hood of his spirit?

Ebert says he has... Little by little, title by title, innocence and joy is being...

May 10, 2010

Get on your boots.

This June, as I get in line for my second encounter with the U2360 tour,...

May 09, 2010

In memory of Lena Horne

Lena Horne died today at 92. Here's the NPR story. And here is the television...

May 08, 2010

Congratulations, Raven’s Ladder contest winners!

Okay, I'm running late with these photo contest results, but better late than never. Thank...