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Graceful Extremism
I have a good friend who’s raising his four kids without a TV in the home. We all had dinner a while back and I
Girl on a Train Chugs to No. 1
Welp, there goes the neighborhood. Just one week after Miss Peregrine found a nice home at No. 1 for herself and her strange little waifs,
Vodcast: Is The Birth of a Nation’s Grittiness Actually a Good Thing?
The new Birth of a Nation movie is rated R, and rightfully so. But its subject matter has us wrestling again with a tricky concept:
God Loves You, and Me and … Kim Kardashian
Sometimes conviction shows up in strange moments. Like, say, the moment you’re tempted judge a reality TV star too harshly. That happened to me earlier
Another App You’re Not Supposed to Know About
In our ongoing effort to let you know about apps that fall under the category of “Teens Would be Pretty Ticked if Their Parents Knew
Miss Peregrine Makes a Home at No. 1
Miss Peregrine and her odd assortment of children found a peculiar new home this weekend: at the top of the box office. Real estate agents
Vodcast: How Messy, Gritty Religion Invades The Magnificent Seven
Villains aren’t the only ones who use faith for less-than-shiny purposes. Sometimes the good guys do it, too. Sometimes we use our faith in ugly ways,
Down the ‘Portable Rabbit Hole’
There’s a lot of stuff on the internet. But every now and then, I’ll come across something that just flat stops me in my tracks.
Don’t Drill Holes Into Your New iPhone
Apple’s latest iPhone models, the 7 and 7 Plus, were released earlier this month to slightly subdued delirium. Oh, make no mistake: The new gen
Magnificent Seven Shoots to the Top
A team of fast-talking, sharp-shooting cowboys thundered into dusty, tumbleweed-filled multiplexes across the country—sidling up to the concession stand, demanding popcorn with extra butter and
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