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February 2018

February 03, 2018

On Mormons and Planets

One of the most common canards about Mormon teachings —embraced by attempted comics both left...

April 2017

April 09, 2017

Unbridling Mormon Illustration: “From the Dust” – 2 of 2

In yesterday's post, I discussed the relationship between Mormon illustration and historical accuracy, specifying that...

April 08, 2017

Mormon Illustration and the Burden of History – 1 of 2

In his book Miracles, C.S. Lewis dwells for a peculiarly long time on the Ascension...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

Review: The Mormon Jesus

Perhaps my devotional life’s greatest flaw is that I forget about Jesus. Intellectually, of course, I...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

Film Journal: The Land Before Time

A few days ago, after carful deliberation, my wife and I chose to watch Don...

May 15, 2016

From Angst to Enlightenment: Reflections on Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool

Editor's Note: This review comes to us from guest contributor Brandon Habermeyer. You can read more of...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

Netflix’s Daredevil and The Ghost of Frank Miller

Frank Miller is more powerful than he's ever been. His political rants have left his...

January 2016

January 11, 2016

Narnia, the Solstice, and Heaven

I. Some of my fascination with The Last Battle, the last in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

Batman vs Superman (The Gods Are Fighting)

So there's a new Batman vs Superman trailer (thanks to Jimmy Kimmel) and it's kind...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Star Wars Needs A Faith Crisis

I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but there’s a new Star Wars coming...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Did Back to the Future Really Predict 9/11?

I know we're a day late, because the future was yesterday, but I did just...

October 20, 2015

A Mormon Perspective on the New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

Because the trailer for the new Star Wars movie has officially dropped, I thought I'd...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

The case for and against Christopher Nolan directing an AKIRA trilogy

Editor's note: This post literally has nothing to do with Mormonism. That is, unless...

September 01, 2015

James Bond becoming more interesting and relevant isn’t a bad thing

Idris Elba basically oozes everything one associates with James Bond. Pretty much everyone recognizes...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

When did celebrities become so powerful?

There's nothing terribly new to the idea that maybe we give celebrities far too much...

August 24, 2015

Jon McNaughton, the Obama Era’s Most Significant Artist

Gaze upon the works of Jon McNaughton, the most important painter of our time.* Undoubtedly,...