We finally saw the multiple-Oscar nominee The King’s Speech. What a great movie! I had expected in this account of King George VI and his speech therapist a light-hearted and humorous ‘enry ‘iggens My Fair Lady story in reverse. But it was so much more
The computer could not defeat humanity in Jeopardy, at least in the first round. They tied. The showdown between “Watson,” a specially-programmed computer from IBM, and Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday. The show is syndicated and is
Picking up from the music posts last weekend. . . . Country music draws from the world of adults: marriage, family, work, church, but also alcoholism, adultery, divorce. (Country music is not intrinsically more wholesome, though. It is very frank about sex–premarital, extramarital, but also
For St. Valentine’s Day. . . . Did you realize that romantic love, as it blossomed during the Middle Ages, was originally nearly always outside marriage (e.g., Dante and Beatrice) and often adulterous (e.g., Lancelot and Guinivere)? And did you realize that romantic love was
President Mubarak, despite what he pledged just the day before, stepped down from power, the result of an 18-day popular uprising in Egypt. The military is in control for now and has promised both democracy and continued peace with Israel: The ruling military pledged Saturday
I’ve gotten out of touch when it comes to new and recent music. What are some good songs, albums, and artists? Describe them, saying what’s so good about them. I’m curious about all genres. Special gratitude would go for songs that would be listenable to
That would be the Jayhawks! I had no idea that Mark Olson was a Lutheran. I heard them in concert years ago. Thanks to Larry Wilson for alerting me to this fact. From the Mockingbird Blog: I once heard The Jayhawks described as the “greatest
Joe Carter conducts a fascinating comparison of how country music talks about God, marriage, children, as opposed to the absence of such topics in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and even adult contemporary. The post defies excerpt, so read it here Finding God in the Gaps of
Tea party Republicans in the House of Representatives joined with liberal Democrats to vote down the Patriot Act, which gives the government wide powers to investigate potential terrorists, some say at the expense of civil liberties. The Obama administration wanted to extend the bill, which
Did Arianna Huffington just sell out her fellow progressives? In the literal sense, she undoubtedly has: The sale of Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million (including a large pile of cash going to Huffington herself) means this powerful liberal voice is formally joining the
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