If you are at all interested in the plight of artists seeking to contribute serious religious art in the arena of mainstream art and entertainment, I encourage you to check out this new book of essays on Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. (more…) Read more
Books and Culture covers Get Up Off Your Knees, the book of sermons based on U2 songs. Read more
I remember when the music on Saturday Night Live was as much an event as the comedy. (more…) Read more
Count me among the crowd of people who wishes they could just go to sleep and wake up long after the election is over. (more…) Read more
Okay, I’m “out-ing” myself as a fan of the new TV series “Lost.” (more…) Read more
Do these titles set your toes a-tappin’? “I Want to Be a Clone.” “Meltdown.” “Hero.” “Baby Doe.” “On the Fritz.” “This Disco (Used to be a Cute Cathedral).” “I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good.” “Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better.” “The Finish Line.” Does the name Chagall Guevara mean anything to you? (more…) Read more
If you haven’t seen Primer, you should. (more…) Read more
Bono of the rock band U2 had a briefcase of new songs stolen from him while he was in Portland, Oregon. That was back in the early ’80s. The crime is famous among fans of the band. And three years ago, when I was at the front of the Portland audience that caught U2’s first show there since the scandal, Bono addressed the crowd by saying he was in a “forgiving mood.” He got a good laugh, and then put... Read more
Ain’t It Cool News has an interview with Bryan Singer about Superman, X-3, and Logan’s Run. Singer himself says that Jim Caviezel will NOT be Superman. (more…) Read more
In Round One of “Christian Movie Review Editing Lessons,” readers had a lot of fun discovering just how much could be done to improve the review in question. So now, in the name of excellence, here’s Round Two. (more…) Read more
Looking Closer
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In