The Naked Now

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I heard Richard Rohr speak at The Glen Workshop, and in ten minutes he challenged me profoundly. … (more…) Read more

It’s happening again: Join me for a week of movies and discussion.

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

What happened when the lights went out in Room 105? (more…) Read more

Got 89 cents?

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

89 cents. (more…) Read more

Eat Pray Love: book, film, reaction

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Last week at The Glen Workshop, writer Lauren Winner referred to the book Eat, Pray, Love as… (more…) Read more

Want to get sad? Read Gary Kurtz on How Star Wars Lost Its Magic

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:57 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

What if there had been no second Death Star? What if Han Solo had died heroically? What if Luke had walked away like Caine in Kung Fu? (more…) Read more

Scott Pilgrim: Is it Twilight for guys?

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:58 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Here comes Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I’ve been curious about it, but then a critic put into words the very problem that has made me suspicious. (more…) Read more

“Words”

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:58 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

My word for this is “awesome.” (more…) Read more

Sinister invaders trouble The Shire…

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:58 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Somebody needs to release Farmer Maggot’s dogs. (more…) Read more

Best Painting Ever?

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:59 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Thanks to a Tweet from Peter Suderman, here’s the best painting ever… (more…) Read more

Must-read: “99 Ways to Tell a Story”

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 5:59 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

If I were to recommend a few books that all writers and artists should have on their resource shelf, I’d recommend Madeleine L’Engle’s Walking on Water, Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life, David Bayles’ and Ted Orland’s Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, and… (more…) Read more