The metaphysical and theological questions raised by “Planet Earth”
I have a strong emotional reaction while watching the wonderful show Planet Earth that is intimately tied in with my struggle with my faith and spirituality. On the one hand, watching the show fills me with awe at the beauty of creation. I get filled with an appreciation of the natural world and its inhabitants. This has long been a grounding of my Christianity, something I recognized intimately during my six weeks at sea during college. Sailing on a small ship and surrounded by the power of the ocean, I felt more sure of my faith than at any other Read more…
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If I watched shows simply based on the posters, this poster would convince me to fly through Season 2 so that I was caught up for the new season.
“The Best Show on Television”
Every so often you hear, that some show is “the best on television.” The two that come to mind are The Sopranos and The Wire. I would say, “Yeah, they probably were.” Recently, I kept hearing that Mad Men was the best on television. We were excited to watch it and got the first season. But it just never measured up. Having just finished the final episode of Season One, I’m still not even sure I’ll want to keep going. My biggest hang-ups: I don’t like the “superiority” it tries to engender in the viewer. I feel like I’m supposed Read more…
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
I was interviewing for the job while my college roommate was visiting last week. He asked about what City Club did and I told him they were a civic organization. "Like the Stonecutters?" He asked. Yes, Joe. Exactly like the Stonecutters. In fact today's Port Commission Candidate Forum looked a lot like this:
The SNL Mom Translator
via hulu.com Actually, I think my dad could use this, but for titles instead of celebrities. A quick primer: “Ride A Painted Ponies” = “All the Pretty Horses” “Paper Tiger, Rubber Snake” = “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” “Captain America Takes On Yakima” = Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. ” Although I’ve recently come to the conclusion that he actually remembers the title, but just has more fun making me guess what’s he talking about.
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