Archive for December, 2006

The best-seller of all time

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

The word of God is a lamp unto our feet, a light unto our path, and a surefire way to enhance the bottom line, according to the New Yorker.
I recently sat in on an Alpha class with the leadership of our church, and the topic was the bible. The class began with a reading from [...]

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Be a man, use crippleware!

Friday, December 8th, 2006

Shaun Groves points out an LA Times article about “GodMen,” some sort of Promise Keepers on steroids conference aiming to rescue the church from girly men and their wussifying influence.
Best part? The flash slideshow to the tune of some sub-Night Ranger 80’s soundtrack-sounding song about “being a man” and “growing a pair.” Judging by the [...]

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A break in the hipster fog

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

The Onion AV Club takes a break from canonizing Neutral Milk Hotel and the like to recognize Pink Floyd’s Animals for the brilliance it is. Although the “usual touches like celestial keyboards…are gone” bit makes me wonder if the reviewer listened to either “Dogs” or “Sheep” past the 5 minute mark - Wright’s got some [...]

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