The Value of Valuing Your Church’s Kids Show your church’s kids that they matter to the church body as a whole. Jun 28, 2017 Religion
Could The Foreigner be Jackie Chan’s darkest film yet? Chan is another father possessing a “very particular set of skills” in this film by Martin Campbell. Jun 28, 2017 Movies
Lingua Ignota’s All Bitches Die Tackles Misogyny and Abuse with Brutal Electronic Music (Review) While certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, I consider this one of 2017’s most fascinating and compelling albums. Jun 25, 2017 Music
Weekend Reads: Superstore’s Humanizing Effect, Craigslist’s Ugly-but-Effective Design, Roadside Monument’s Return, One Punch Man & More Also: The best good bad movies, a new “Robotech” comic, how SEO ruins websites, and more “Wonder Woman” goodness. Jun 23, 2017 Reading
Derek Yee’s Sword Master Is an Underwhelming CGI Spectacle (Review) This CGI-filled remake of 1977’s Death Duel never quite reaches the martial arts heights to which it so clearly aspires. Jun 22, 2017 Movies
Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 An excellent opportunity to see some of the greatest and most beloved animated films of all time. Jun 18, 2017 Movies Anime
Review Round-Up: Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver Critics say Baby Driver is filled with the sort of vibe and energy we’ve come to love and expect from Edgar Wright. Jun 17, 2017 Movies
Reading: Musical Artificial Intelligence, Daniel Tiger, Anime for Adults, Ben Sasse & More Also: Cuba’s Netflix, pre-Tolkien fantasy epics, anime samurai apologetics, and conservatives vs. Julius Caesar. Jun 17, 2017 Reading
In Rotation: The Clientele, Landing, The Daysleepers, Psychic Temple (Review) Dreamy autumnal pop, spaced-out slowcore, The Smiths get a shoegaze makeover, and some gorgeous psychedelic pop. Jun 15, 2017 Music
Random Nerdery: Black Panther, Adam West RIP, Bioware’s Anthem & Netflix’s Godzilla Anime The latest Marvel superhero teaser, the death of a comic book icon, Bioware’s next original title, and the big G gets animated. Jun 11, 2017 Nerdery
Weekend Reads: Wonder Woman, Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park, Cowboy Bebop, Bernie Sanders, Christianity’s Decline & More Also: The decline of Contemporary Christian Music, Google Chrome’s ad blocker, Harvard and online privacy, and conspiracy theories of the Left. Jun 10, 2017 Reading
Homecoming by Sorrow Plagues (Review) Sorrow Plagues’s blend of black metal and shoegaze contains a few sonic surprises along the way. Jun 9, 2017 Music
Roadside Monument Returns After 15 Years, Still Awesome as Ever The reunited trio’s performance of “My Hands Are Thermometers” will probably be the highlight of my week. Jun 5, 2017 Music
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins (Review) Marty Robbins’ music presents an idealized, but never schmaltzy vision of the American West. Plus, he has a voice for the ages. Jun 5, 2017 Music
Reading: OK Computer, the Perfect Schwarzenegger Film, Katsuhiro Otomo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Silicon Valley vs. Grilled Cheese & More Also: The beauty of storms, the GIF turns 30, a history of snake handling, call-out culture toxicity, and killing iTunes. Jun 2, 2017 Reading
The Best Streaming Titles for June 2017 Vietnam War epics, Disney’s Polynesian musical, wrestling ladies, Muay Thai mayhem, a Rat Pack remake, and more. Jun 1, 2017 Movies TV