The Enquirer sums up Over the Rhine's 21-song set, the first live performance of their double album Ohio in its entirety. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2008
Things Mean Things?!
May 24, 2008 by
Can art mean whatever a reader or viewer or listener wants it to mean? … [Read more...]
Remember “Saved”?
May 24, 2008 by
Brian Dannelly's satire about growing up in a Christian high school stirred up a lot of controversy and debate amongst Christians back when it opened. I reviewed it here and wrote more about it in Through a Screen Darkly.Now, Saved! is coming back. As a musical off-Broadway. … [Read more...]
Ebert defends Indy’s Standing-O; C.S. Lewis on Mysticism
May 22, 2008 by
Indy's standing-oIndiana Jones IV got a standing ovation at Cannes. And Ebert thinks it was genuine.-What did C.S. Lewis have to say about mysticism?Listen to this intriguing podcast at The Kindlings Muse... William Butler Yeats once said, "The mystical life is the center of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write. . ." This same thing could not be said of CS Lewis, whose faith was grounded in reason. In this episode of The Kindlings Muse @ the CS Lewis Center … [Read more...]
An Honor for Over the Rhine
May 21, 2008 by
Over the Rhine gets to be the first act at Cincinnati's new 4,100-seat National City Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center on Saturday.And what will they do? Play all of the songs from their sensational double album Ohio! … [Read more...]
Lear Year
May 20, 2008 by
King Lear is on the way... twice on the big screen, and then on the BBC.With Anthony Hopkins, and Ian McKellen, as LearAnd Keira Knightley, and Romola Garai, as Cordelia.But who will direct? … [Read more...]
McSweeney’s Publishes a Letter to Aslan
May 19, 2008 by
McSweeney's Mari Ness submits A Letter to His Imperial Majesty, Aslan: … [Read more...]
Keith Green, Age 11
May 19, 2008 by
My friend Mark Moring just sent this in: At the age of 11, Keith Green appeared on the TV show I've Got a Secret, hosted by Steve Allen, in 1965. This is before his conversion to Christ, but in the song he plays near the end of the segment, his style is already evident. Pretty cool stuff: … [Read more...]
