Will I see you at the Borders bookstore in Redmond, Washington next Wednesday? Sam Phillips will be there, playing songs from her new album Don’t Do Anything. And if you need any more persuading to pick up a copy, here’s a review in Paste: (more…) Read more
The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. – Christopher Tolkien wants to “terminate” Hobbit movie It’s not surprising that Christopher Tolkien isn’t happy about New Line’s plans for a movie of The Hobbit. He wasn’t happy about Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy either. It will be interesting to see the judgment in his lawsuit against New Line; he claims that the master of Middle-earth’s family is owed ¬£80m under a deal for... Read more
Sam Phillips’ “Don’t Do Anything” is here. Order it from the Nonesuch website, and you’ll receive the CD in the mail, and a downloadable mp3 version as well (not to mention three bonus tracks that you won’t get if you buy it anywhere else). Visit her new Nonesuch page, and select “Listen to the album.” My review will be in the next issue of Christianity Today, and so I must withhold posting it until then. (I’ll be posting a much-expanded... Read more
No, I have not decided on my vote yet. There is still a long way to go, a lot of debates. And I have a lot of questions that need answering, a lot of problems with both candidates that need resolving. (For example, this and this are giving me serious reservations about Obama.) Furthermore… you can fire away at anything I say, because I’m an amateur in political discussion. It’s a new subject to me, one that was sorely neglected... Read more
Somehow, I haven’t heard this band from my own town until just now. (more…) Read more
The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. – Stephen Colbert at Princeton Don’t change the world! (more…) Read more
I’ve just discovered a treasure trove of You Tube joy. I’m sure many of you have already enjoyed the reviews of Reel Geezers, but if you haven’t, well… start with their new review of Sex and the City, and then work backward from there. (more…) Read more
Camerin Courtney, a film reviewer for Christianity Today, gave Sex and the City 3 stars (out of four). And instantly, the CT Movies mailbox exploded. Here’s a keeper: This movie is nothing more than pornography for women. Women used to be the moral compass of humanity. Forty years ago that began to change and has accelerated with the success of the feminist movement. The depth of that success can be gauged by the reviewer’s remarks that SATC is “a phenomenon... Read more
This week, Auralia’s Colors became an eBook! (more…) Read more
The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. – Peace on earth, goodwill towards Mann. Aimee Mann. Watch Aimee Mann look for special guests for her Christmas show! The candidates may surprise you… (more…) Read more
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