As promised, the first of Heavy for the Vintage’s weekly podcasts is available for download (you can download or stream here as well as over at the Podcast page). In this episode, co-host Christian and I discuss the American attitude toward work and compare it to that of other cultures; we talk about the horrific actions of […]
WRITING
Suicide and Failing the Compassion Test
As I highlighted in my latest post and feared would only continue, the response to Robin Williams’s suicide, especially on the part of Christians, has left much to be desired. First we had Willis from Diff’rent Strokes waiting all of seventeen seconds after the news broke to pat himself on the back for turning to God […]
Farewell, Robin Williams (and Whatchoo Talkin’ ‘Bout, Willis?)
Like all of you I’m sure, I was saddened to hear about the death of Robin Williams, who committed suicide on Monday (he had battled drug addiction in the past and alcoholism and depression very recently). As I remarked several months ago at the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, it is always heartbreaking when someone […]
Don’t Get Raped
In a recent piece on Upworthy dealing with the kind of objectification that many women deal with on a regular basis, a young woman agrees to be followed by someone with a hidden camera for an entire day in order to capture the kind of treatment she gets from men in the form of catcalls […]
Top Fifteen Albums of the Oh-Ohs
It was going to be a top-ten list, but I couldn’t whittle it down. And keep in mind, this is not intended to be a list of the greatest albums of the decade, but of my personal favorites. With that said, here goes (in no particular order): *** Hail to the Thief (Radiohead) Quiet […]
“I’d Cry, But I Don’t Think I Can Spare the Moisture….”
According to a recent USA Today interview with Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos, a fifth season of Arrested Development is a virtual certainty: Sarandos is also “positive” that another season of Arrested Development is in the offing: “It’s just a matter of when,” he says, adding that sorting out actors’ schedules is a concern: It was […]