Christ and Pop Culture
According to Steven D. Greydanus, the Aslan we meet in Prince Caspian is denatured, much like in the first film; and producer Douglas Gresham, Lewis’s stepson, seems oblivious to the changes from the books. HT: Overstreet. Read more
According to Steven D. Greydanus, the Aslan we meet in Prince Caspian is denatured, much like in the first film; and producer Douglas Gresham, Lewis’s stepson, seems oblivious to the changes from the books. HT: Overstreet. Read more
Where Have All the Poems Gone? Poetry is a marginal art form in a culture that values neither literacy nor artistic expression in any vital way. America does not persecute poets, it does not hate them and seek to smash them like bugs—it just doesn’t really care a lot. Read more
Culture Shift Rev. Al Mohler examines why culture matters. Read more
When I was 5 or 6, my dad began reading The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe to me. Night after night, I begged for the next chapter, and then the next book, and then the next. I was captivated by the mystery of it all; the beautiful landscapes, the colorful characters, the heroic acts. Read more
Looks like Jimmy Fallon is next in line for Conan O’Brien’s spot at Late Night. Read more
Iron Man Stomps Speed Racer in the box office. For the record, I thought Speed Racer was highly underrated. It was pretty darn fun, and I walked out of the theater with a lot of genuine affection for the film. Read more
Nintendo’s WiiWare, which has the potential to accelerate the rise of the indie video-game, has gone live. Here’s Wired’s WiiWare Launch Guide. Read more
Alan Noble kicks off Narnia-Week with a lament of the portrayal of Aslan in film. Read more
‘Cheers,’ ‘Peanuts,’ Dr. Seuss: Pop culture filled with messages The 75-year-old minister, Robert Short, does presentations that explore religious meanings in the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and even in the last episode of the television comedy Cheers, set in a Boston bar. Read more
Swearing in Movies Christians who count swearing in movies. Why give other sinful things a free pass? Why just pick on swearing? Shouldn’t we also count things like idolatry? Read more
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