Directed by Kenneth Branagh (Walt Disney Studios, 2015) There’s something great about 5-year-old boys. They are so unformed, and yet, their opinions are...
Arts & Culture
The prolific science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon is credited with formulating “Sturgeon’s Law.” Confronted with the undeniable fact that there’s an awful...
Cracker (429 Records, 2014) When we think “California,” two things probably come to mind: Hollywood glitz and Silicon Valley billions. But Berkeley...
As Lent continues, give some time for reflection with these new releases: March 2015 Be Safe, Love Mom: A Military Mom’s Stories of Courage, Comfort, and...
By Amy-Jill Levine (HarperOne, 2014) Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish scholar whose particular interest is Christian scripture. That’s reason enough to read...
Directed by Ava DuVernay (Paramount Pictures, 2015) What happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough? When that man is Martin Luther King Jr., a...
Justin Simien’s Dear White People hammers home the message that everyone is always more complicated than the color of their skin. Since the shooting of Michael...
By Philip Kolin (Negative Capability, 2014) Sometimes a university professor surprises with his choice of topics. Philip Kolin does so with poetry that gives...
By Terrence J. Rynne (Orbis, 2014) For the first four centuries of Christianity, it was widely accepted among Christians that to follow Jesus Christ meant to...
Wilco (Nonesuch, 2014) Wilco is still flying high after two decades. The Chicago band is well liked by critics, enjoys a growing fan base without a hit single...
