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2014-04-25T08:16:58-07:00

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The Apotheosis of Grunge: the Nirvana Exhibit at Seattle’s Experience Music Project

Last updated on: April 25, 2014 at 8:16 am By Richard Lindsay

In Seattle this past weekend, I had the opportunity to take in the Experience Music Project’s Nirvana exhibit. The show at Microsoft founder Paul Allen’s personal rock-n-roll hall of fame draws connections between the iconic grunge band and the blossoming of the Seattle sound in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It marks the 25th anniversary of Nirvana’s first album and the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. At one particular moment in the exhibit I was struck by a... Read more

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2014-04-21T11:25:48-07:00

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Pitch Your Way to $1M

Last updated on: April 21, 2014 at 11:25 am By J. Ryan Parker

I’ve seen Disney’s upcoming baseball film, Million Dollar Arm, twice now and will write more on it’s spiritual/religious themes closer to the release date. For now, I thought I’d share the latest news around the film. Check out details on Disney’s/Subway’s $1M pitching competition after the jump. (more…) Read more

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2014-04-21T10:56:36-07:00

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ANNIHILATION: A Review

Last updated on: April 21, 2014 at 10:56 am By J. Ryan Parker

Most dystopian novels explain what went wrong right away and settle into a narrative of life in the aftermath. Jeff VanderMeer refuses to share this information in his novel, Annihilation, the first of his Southern Reach Triology. The next two will be published in May (Authority) and September (Acceptance). With Annihilation, VanderMeer creates one of the more haunting stories I’ve read in quite some time. (more…) Read more

2014-04-05T15:12:01-07:00

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From a Freebie to a (Potential) Blockbuster

Last updated on: April 5, 2014 at 3:12 pm By J. Ryan Parker

The only thing more unbelievable (read: awesome!) than the plot of Andy Weir’s novel, The Martian, is the story behind it’s success. Weir initially gave the book away for free on his website, until friends and fans encouraged him to make it available in the Kindle bookstore. He uploaded it and charged 99 cents, the cheapest possible. In three months, it sold 35,000 copies in three months and rose to the top of Amazon’s sci-fi best-seller list. A publisher purchased the... Read more

2014-03-27T08:02:29-07:00

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NOAH: The Beautiful and the Haunting

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 8:02 am By J. Ryan Parker

NOTE: This review contains detailed spoilers, many of which you’ve no doubt already heard. If this bothers you, you know what to do. Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel’s Noah, which releases in theaters this weekend, is the most beautiful religious film ever made. It’s also, despite all the unfounded controversy, one of the most biblical of biblical epics ever made. Like Cecil B. DeMille and Charlton Heston did with Moses, Aronofsky and Russell Crowe will certainly influence interpretations of Noah for... Read more

2014-03-24T11:07:38-07:00

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Mediating Faith: A Review

Last updated on: March 24, 2014 at 11:07 am By J. Ryan Parker

Few writers have made me think in new ways about the technological, hyper-connected world in which we live like Clint Schnekloth in his new book Mediating Faith: Faith Formation in a Trans-media Era. (more…) Read more

2014-03-21T15:48:25-07:00

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A Puzzling Dystopia

Last updated on: March 21, 2014 at 3:48 pm By J. Ryan Parker

In defense of this review, I haven’t read the books. The latest installment of what is increasingly becoming its own genre, YA (young adult) fiction adaptations, Divergent suffers from a lack of an effective villain against which the heroine fights. It is also hampered by a world plagued by narrative gaps. (more…) Read more

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2014-03-19T09:25:56-07:00

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The New Amazing Spiderman 2 Trailer is Here!

Last updated on: March 19, 2014 at 9:25 am By J. Ryan Parker

Check out the final official trailer for The Amazing Spiderman 2 releasing on May 2. With Chronicle‘s Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, Jamie Foxx as Electro, and Paul Giamatti as The Rhino, this is one of the more promising entries in the franchise. On top of a strong cast, the narrative seems to be built around more mystery and intrigue than previous installments. Should be fun. (more…) Read more

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2014-03-18T10:14:51-07:00

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SXSW 2014: Part 2

Last updated on: March 18, 2014 at 10:14 am By J. Ryan Parker

The second half of my first SXSW experience was marked by two productive meetings for my new job at Aspiration Media. I finished off the festival with a flurry of movie-going, seeing films that stretched from the absurd to the sublime. (more…) Read more

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2014-03-13T10:18:41-07:00

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SXSW Film: The First Half

Last updated on: March 13, 2014 at 10:18 am By J. Ryan Parker

It’s my first time to SXSW, so I quickly learned what a fool I was for planning on seeing so many films in one week, what with all the parties and meetings that emerge from those parties. On top of that, seeing each movie requires standing in line for at least an hour. As a result, I’m still seeing around two movies a day. (more…) Read more

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