Jul 24, 2022 Diane Duane’s The Wounded Sky is Star Trek at Its Most Bizarre and Breathtaking (Review) This 1983 Star Trek novel contains a threat to two universes, bizarre alien technology, and a deeply emotional view of the Enterprise crew.
Jul 12, 2022 Macross 101: An Intro to the Legendary Anime Franchise Macross is one of anime’s most storied franchises, but it’s been largely unavailable to Western audiences. Until now, that is.
Apr 12, 2022 Republicans vs. Twisted Sister, or the Need for Good Cultural Hermeneutics You can enjoy whatever you want. Just don’t try and make it mean whatever you want.
Mar 19, 2022 Revisiting Some Classic Choose Your Own Adventure Books I recently bought some of my favorite childhood books. Were they worth the money, or just a nostalgia trap?
Mar 2, 2022 Some Belated (and Extended) Thoughts on Halo Infinite The latest chapter in the Master Chief’s never-ending battle leaves me wanting more, in both good and bad ways.
Jan 1, 2022 My Favorite Songs of 2021: Daygraves, Deafheaven, Japanese Breakfast, Low, Lycia, Angel Olsen & more 28 songs that helped get me through the year that was 2021.
Dec 27, 2021 My 2022 Pop Culture Outlook Just a few of the albums, movies, TV shows, and books that I hope to enjoy in 2022.
Nov 29, 2021 Halo’s Master Chief Campaigns Ranked, From Worst to Best In preparation for Halo Infinite, I played through the previous Halo games to see where they succeed — and fail.
Nov 15, 2021 Halo Mythology 101 The popular first-person shooter series is built atop some surprisingly deep and complex lore. Let’s break it down.
Nov 8, 2021 Exploring the Depths of The River of Appearance, vidnaObmana’s Ambient Masterpiece To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite ambient albums, I wrote about each one of its beautiful songs.
Sep 1, 2021 Did Facebook deplatform my church? Or, reflecting on my recent Facebook experience in light of the latest “Big Tech” controversy.
Aug 20, 2021 Sayonara, Evangelion Hideaki Anno’s “Rebuild of Evangelion” ends the iconic anime series with one final apocalypse.
Apr 26, 2021 Updating From ExpressionEngine 2 to ExpressionEngine 6 The process went more smoothly than I’d anticipated, but it was not without some hassles.
Apr 14, 2021 40 Years of Faith: The Cure’s Melancholy Masterpiece Still Rings True Even after four decades, The Cure’s third album remains one of their most powerful and poignant releases.
Feb 20, 2021 Making Sense of Carman’s Cultural Legacy The popular CCM singer’s music shaped the artistic and political imaginations of countless Christians, for good and ill.
Feb 9, 2021 Cornerstone Festival Photos These photos are a tribute to both the Festival itself and the many bands that played its various stages.
Jan 1, 2021 My Favorite Songs of 2020: epic45, Fine China, Khruangbin, Makeup and Vanity Set, Spectres, Unleash the Archers & More 26 songs that provided me with moments of beauty, serenity, hope — and yes, maybe even a little fun.
Dec 22, 2020 25 Movies I Hope to See in 2021 (And Maybe Even in Theaters) 2021’s movies range from a clash between cinema’s greatest titans to Arthurian legend, from ambitious sci-fi to Nicolas Cage at his Nicolas Cage-iest.
Oct 11, 2020 The Expanse Is the Best Sci-Fi Show on TV Right Now With its beloved characters, gripping storylines, and impressive world-building, The Expanse is sci-fi TV par excellence.
Sep 17, 2020 30 Years in Heaven or Las Vegas 30 years after its release, the Cocteau Twins’ 1990 masterpiece has lost none of its beauty or magic.