The Intersection of Faith and Culture
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…it is only a darkness, it is not an end, or the end. (Henry James) I’m used to expecting depression in the winter, especially if I’m somewhere north, where it gets dark early and the cold leaches the serotonin from my bones. It’s strange to find this existential despair even in a […]
My first reaction to learning that a Boston bombing movie was in the works was that it was too soon. It reeked of opportunism. It felt like a deliberate attempt to be the first to cash in on an event that captured the imaginations of most North Americans for the […]
“Trailer Trash” was the theme of the event, and its guests had embraced that fully: the garish colours of the paint that had been splattered across so many jean cut-offs clashed loudly with the lacy thongs that whale-tailed for freedom in every direction. It was a flashy, sexy, sweaty summer […]
A friend recently congratulated me on my “absolute liberty,” as he put it. “You should try it,” I said glibly. “It’s scary, but it’s fun.” He said that he was working on it. Then I felt like a jerk, because really, who am I to act as if I’m the […]
The following is an excerpt from Paul Angone’s new book 101 Secrets for your Twenties. #59 The most ridiculous thing you can do as an adult is stop being ridiculous. Taking yourself too seriously is very serious work. Very important, steadfast, I can’t be bothered business. Where you save up every […]
January 2012. I ejected the last DVD and breathed a satisfied sigh. I had finished the tenth and final season of Smallville. The journey that had begun when some friends introduced me to this television retelling of Superman’s teenage years had come to a close. Sort of. Because, on the […]