Music So here’s the thing, I am not a big fan of the new Mumford and Sons album Babel. I think that Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis of the Sound Opinions podcast nailed it in their review of the album. Also, here is a controversial article from Curator Magazine by Nathan Chang entitled …
Jazz and quantum physics have a lot in common. Two weeks ago I stumbled across the John Coltrane album Live at the Village Vanguard and Brian Greene’s book “The Fabric of the Cosmos” at a library used book sale. That same week PBS was scheduled to play the Nova series devoted …
Theology Moral Theologian Cathleen Kaveny (Notre Dame) had a facinating discussion with John Stewart on the “Daily Show” about the debate over Catholic institutions and contraception. Both parts of this interview are well worth your time. Martin Luther certainly had a way with words. Generate random insults from this great …
July 2011 Edition Summer Distractions for Ordinary Time Books A Fresh Look at Flannery O’Connor. You may know her prose, but have you seen her cartoons? David Brooks talks about his new book, The Social Animal, at Google. The Harvard Classics: You can still buy an old set off of …
Film is a specific art form particular to our world culture and time in history. It can even be more than just a way to kill a few hours. Philosophers need not justify an interest in it. Ever since Aristotles Poetics, philosophers have tried to explain and analyze the art …
May 2011 Easter Edition This has been an extremely busy month for those of us in my household. A move to Davis, CA and the business of caring for three children age 3 yrs. and under, have taken their toll. It has been a challenge to consistently post new material …
March 2011 Lent Edition Some Recent Distractions and Resources for Lent Lent Resources Church Fathers Lenten Reading Plan Links for Lent from the United Methodist Church Daily Reflections from members of Christ Church NYC A video of Jesus in the Wilderness from an filmmaker in the UK Theology Stanely Hauerwas …
Some Recent Distractions from the Web: Music Stream new albums from Over the Rhine, Radiohead, and Red Mountain Music Follow the progress of Son Lux and his attempt to create and mix an entire album in the course of one month. I think you will agree that the early samples …