Ah, Henchmen
Be sure to read Tod Kelly’s front page post, “The Henchman’s Diary.” It’s a fattening, super-delicious bowl of awesomesauce. And, while we’re on the theme, let me say, if the life and times of...
Journeys in Alterity
Creating the Morality of Christ
While we can point to the Sermon on the Mount as an originary expression of the “morality of Christ,” we cannot fully arrive at the sense of this morality through a textual analysis alone....
Church and State: Still Learning This Whole Democracy Thing
Two initial remarks: 1) this will be a particularly important presidential election and 2) I care little about who wins. The election will be important, not primarily because Barack Obama or Mitt Romney...
We Interrupt this Movie for a Message from Captain America about Health Care
Joss Whedon tells The New York Times about a scene he decided to cut from The Avengers: One of the best scenes that I wrote was the beautiful and poignant scene between Steve and...
Joss Whedon Makes a Living
Writing in The New York Times, Dave Itzkoff profiles the geeky, grumpy writer-director Joss Whedon, who’s at the helm of the upcoming sure-to-be blockbuster The Avengers: As he recently recited a list of familiar...
Echoes on the Road
“It was a merry journey with Tom Bombadil trotting gaily beside them, or before them, on Fatty Lumpkin, who could move much faster than his girth promised. Tom sang most of the time, but...
In Romney They Trust
Not to my surprise, several pro-life leaders and organizations have endorsed the once questionable Mitt Romney quickly following Rick Santorum’s unceremonious departure from the field. The National Right to Life Committee, Susan B. Anthony...
The Fellowship of the Text
A Tale of Philosophy In the lightless land of France, the doors to the Dark Lord’s tower opened, and the undead minions of Jacques Derrida, dressed as riders in black, went forth into the...
