Christ and Pop Culture
"Your loss of $7 beers might prevent a senior citizen’s benefits from being cut. Kinda calls into question the morality of being against ALL tax raises, doesn’t it?" Read more
"Your loss of $7 beers might prevent a senior citizen’s benefits from being cut. Kinda calls into question the morality of being against ALL tax raises, doesn’t it?" Read more
The editors at Kirkus Reviews have created lists in multiple categories–children’s, adult fiction, adult nonfiction, teen, and indie–for the best books of 2012. I am particularly drawn to the list of 100 children’s books, and I’ve already requested several titles from our local library. As children’s editor and list-maker Vicky Smith notes, “But at the end of it all, having whittled the year’s output down, I am struck again at the astonishing talent and dedication of the creators and publishers... Read more
Inspired by Aren of the Brothers Bergstrom film critic triumvirate, I’ve decided to share several of my favorite moments from the year in film. I’m going to try to avoid overlap with Aren’s list, but in a couple of cases, it’s simply unavoidable. I don’t plan to publish a personal favorites list until sometime between the new year and the Oscars; there’s just too many potentially important films that I’ve yet to see. Barbara, Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables, The... Read more
As you might have heard from every news source not talking about the fiscal cliff, a new study shows that people with higher BMI’s live longer. Oh boy. Where to begin? What a nice New Year’s headline for all of us discouraged, chubby Americans who are hopelessly insecure, temporarily motivated and caught in the constant battle between appetite/body chemistry/lack of gym hours and self-esteem. But what does it even mean, that “overweight people live longer?” Well, as The Atlantic points... Read more
But the larger question, of how groups such as the American Humanist Association can provide aid and comfort (beyond fundraisers, that is) to communities affected by tragedies, remains. Read more
Is it really so clear and easy to draw a line from our nation's declining faith in God to mass murders? Read more
News outlets are reporting the results of a recent research experiment by Clemson University student Nathan Weaver—and it reveals the not-so-sunny-side of human nature. Weaver was looking for ways to give turtles a safer passage across busy highways. He placed rubber turtles in the roadway and recorded how traffic responded. He found that 1 in 50 drivers aimed for the turtles—and ran them over. What began as concern for turtles has turned into human psychoanalysis. Weaver and others are now... Read more
Happy New Year! In keeping with the CAPC tradition of year-end lists of our favorite things, I’ve been reviewing my reading of the past year. 2012 provided an array of delightful picture books for children. I tried my best to narrow them down to a Top 5, but ended up with 6. In any case, I noticed as I was compiling my list that each of them can in some way be classified as a meta-narrative—a story about stories. Meta-narrative... Read more
"Employees being treated a bit more fairly and equitably is something to be celebrated and encouraged." Read more
"How do we grieve for the people we don't know, have never met, and can never comfort?" Read more
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