Aug 27, 2020 Macross Plus at 25: Revisiting & Reevaluating an Anime Classic Though parts of its story haven’t aged too well, Macross Plus’ animation, visuals, and music are still as stunning as ever.
Jul 27, 2020 What happened to AllSocial? The slick-looking social network promised free speech, privacy, and better handling of user content. It’s been offline for over a month.
Feb 12, 2020 The Silver Surfer Cartoon Brought Cosmic Weirdness to ’90s Saturday Mornings Trippy visuals, ambitious stories, and melodramatic dialog captured the spirit of one of Marvel’s greatest and noblest heroes.
Jan 11, 2020 Staring Into the Sleepy Eyes of Death, An Unsung Samurai Cinema Classic Ichikawa Raizō stars as a cynical samurai in this film series that straddles the line between arthouse and exploitation filmmaking.
Jan 4, 2020 If video games are “art,” how should they be critiqued? If video games are ever to be considered “art,” then gamers need to let them take some hard knocks.
Jan 1, 2020 My Favorite Songs of 2019: American Football, City Girl, ISON, Pedro the Lion, Robert Rich, Starflyer 59 & more I listened to a lot of music this year; these 25 songs were the ones that stuck with me throughout the last 12 months.
Dec 16, 2019 Some Random Thoughts on DMing for Kids When you’re DMing for kids, focus on the fun and exploration — and don’t be afraid to get a little gross.
Dec 7, 2019 The New Fundamentalism (Same as the Old Fundamentalism) The fundamentalism I experienced in the religious circles of my youth can now be found in progressive and “woke” circles.
Nov 29, 2019 Black Science Is a Mind-blowing Trip Through Alternate Realities & Family Dysfunction (Review) Filled with stunning artwork and a trippy-yet-emotional storyline, Black Science is a top-shelf sci-fi adventure.
Aug 22, 2019 The Extravagance of God The One who created, with extravagance, the galaxies and their billions of stars relates to lowly humans with a similar extravagance.
Jun 17, 2019 A Deep Dive Into Hideaki Anno’s Mind-blowing, Groundbreaking Neon Genesis Evangelion Since its 1995 debut, Evangelion has become one of the most popular, influential, and controversial anime titles of all time.
Apr 25, 2019 15 of My Favorite Songs by Starflyer 59 For 25 years, Jason Martin has delivered one solid tune after another. These are some of his best.
Apr 15, 2019 Celebrating 25 Years of Blue Collar Love: Starflyer 59’s Past, Present, and Future Starflyer 59’s songs often wax nostalgic and wonder where life has gone. Their latest album is the culmination of that line of thinking.
Feb 26, 2019 The Safe Mediocrity of Christian Art Christians have often been guilty of promoting and encouraging art that denies the complexities of human existence.
Feb 9, 2019 Supporting Opus in 2019 If you’ve ever found a new favorite album, movie, etc., through my writing, consider becoming an Opus supporter today.
Jan 24, 2019 The Greatest Christian Metal Albums of All Time This took me down a very specific nostalgia trail.
Jan 1, 2019 My Favorite Songs of 2018: Fine China, Damien Jurado, Khruangbin, Low, The Mary Onettes, Ride, Silk Demon & more I listened to a lot of music this year; these 21 tracks were the ones I kept coming back to with each passing month.
Dec 22, 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the Exhilaration of Representation (Review) Easily one of the most exhilarating and entertaining superhero movies I’ve ever seen, and all the moreso for its inclusivity.
Dec 18, 2018 Pastor Wang Yi’s Declaration of Faithful Disobedience The pastor was arrested along with his wife and parishioners by the Chinese government.
Nov 16, 2018 Your Language Affects What You Can See We all have epistemic blind spots of which we are completely unaware.