Directed by Kimberly Peirce (Paramount, 2008) Five years and more than 4,000 U.S. deaths after the president declared “mission accomplished,” the...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
By Maura Weis (Sorin Books/Ave Maria Press, 2008) Miles from the Sideline is an appropriate title for Maura Weis’ account of life with her daughter...
Drive-By Truckers (New West, 2008) As a thoroughly hip Southern rock band in the 21st century, the Drive-By Truckers are either an oxymoron or a paradox. Start...
If you're a current college student, chances are Facebook.com is the homepage on your laptop. Which means you're spending way more time...
Catherine O'Connell-Cahill, Senior Editor Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levin, 2007) I stood in the Walgreens checkout...
When Curt Ellis set out to learn about agriculture firsthand for his documentary King Corn (ITVS), he didn't find what he expected. "From an urban or...
Jack Bauer and 24 have made torture mainstream in American homes and psyches. Not long ago torture scenes were rare on TV, and both TV and the...
Alice McDermott is a writer who likes to get to the heart of things. With her captivating prose and her ability to walk the fine line between nostalgia and the...
Small children and fictionalized bulls alike can teach us that goofing off can be a noble goal indeed. I smiled when I saw my daughter Cara pull the spring...
In early December, just after the film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe opened, my daughter Sophie’s second-grade teacher organized and...
