Please won’t you be my neighbor?

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:51 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Just try and read this essay about Mr. Rogers without crying. (more…) Read more

When it comes to rock and roll, there are no "good old days."

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Today’s must-read: Andy Whitman tells us to shut up about how music used to be great. (more…) Read more

U2 GQ

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

U2 are GQ’s Men of the Year. I noted this in an earlier post, but now… (more…) Read more

Fingertips: Downton Abbey; 9/11 film critics; Coen Brothers; Wuthering Heights; Will Beetlejuice return?; Free live music; U2… and more.

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:51 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I don’t watch much television, but I’m making Downton Abbey, Season Two a priority as soon as it’s available. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA3Pjvog3M0 Go back and watch Season One if you missed it. *Especially* if you’re a fan of Robert Altman’s Gosford Park. And speaking of things that you might find interesting, here are several more… (more…) Read more

“Confessions of a Cage Fighter”

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I’ve been intrigued by the conversation swirling around this provocative article that was published at The Other Journal: “The Confessions of a Cage Fighter: Masculinity, Misogyny, and the Fear of Losing Control.” Matt Morin’s article does pick on one particular pastor. But that is, in part, because that particular pastor has made himself impossible to ignore on on this issue, and because he influences so many other leaders. (more…) Read more

Monday Night is Malick Night!

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:54 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Next Monday evening in Seattle, you’re invited to a live podcast discussion of the films of Terrence Malick. You’re invited to the Kindlings Muse! Read on for details. (more…) Read more

Spiritual, Not Religious?

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:55 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

It occurred to me this morning, when I heard somebody answer a question with words I’ve heard a thousand times: To say “I’m spiritual but not religious” is like saying… (more…) Read more

Over the Rhine will orchestrate the sunset in Seattle on Monday

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 9:56 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

To celebrate Over the Rhine’s upcoming outdoor concert at Bumbershoot in Seattle (It’s supposed to be an 80-degree day!), I’ve brought back three different conversations I’ve had with Linford Detweiler over the last 11 years. (more…) Read more

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (1997)

Last updated on: September 30, 2012 at 10:06 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

My thoughts on my favorite documentary — Fast, Cheap and Out of Control — are published at Good Letters, the blog of Image journal. Read more

Sean Penn, The Tree of Life, and the difference between prose and poetry.

Last updated on: October 1, 2012 at 5:02 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

The L.A. Times, In Contention, Hollywood Elsewhere… everybody’s getting worked up because Sean Penn apparently “dissed” director Terrence Malick and The Tree of Life: I didn’t at all find on the screen the emotion of the script, which is the most magnificent one that I’ve ever read. A clearer and more conventional narrative would have helped the film without, in my opinion, lessening its beauty and its impact. … Frankly, I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing there and... Read more