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The Surprising Unintended Consequences of Fandom
Movies can make people do strange things. And, no, I’m not talking about some of the usual suspects here. You know, teens taking up smoking
Is It Propaganda to Promote Goodness?
A few weeks ago, Michael Foust of the Christian Examiner/Post asked me what I thought about the news that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Turtle Power Rules the Weekend
Most turtles content themselves with their built-in mobile homes and eating greens at the local watering hole. But when you’re an anthropomorphized terrapin with mad
Vodcast: A Discussion of Me Before You
If you’ve seen the trailer for the new film Me Before You, you’re probably thinking to yourself that this looks like a wonderful, sweet love
We Weren’t Meant to Be Worshipped
A couple of months ago, my son and I went to a TobyMac concert in Denver, and I was able to get us a couple
Vodcast: The Dark Side of Angry Birds
Angry Birds has a deep, dark secret. Their insidious secret? They don’t really care about the eggs. They’re after something much, much more precious. Something each
An Apocalypse Breaks Out at Box Office
Sure, maybe the X-Men franchise may be losing a bit of its mystique. But the superhero squadron still managed to be a beast at the
Paul Asay Talks Pop Culture on Focus on the Family’s Daily Broadcast
This will certainly be the shortest blog I’ve ever written—by a wide margin! In fact, it’ll only be five sentences. And if I hadn’t already
A New (Old) Way to Write
About a year ago, my youngest daughter came in excitedly carrying a funny little contraption that she and her boyfriend had found at a thrift
Angry Birds Takes Flight
Captain America: Civil War‘s reign atop the box office came to a decidedly unheroic end this weekend. Even Cap’s iconic vibranium-alloy shield wasn’t enough to
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