Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Windows Phone 7: Why I Left My iPhone
I seem to still be finding my niche for blogging here at Evangelical Outpost. I’ve become the local guru on hip-hop, which doesn’t surprise me too much. Looking through my history, the only other topic I’ve written enough about to warrant a conclusion about my interests would be technology.
April 27th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Media, Technology | Read More
Video Games, Intelligence, and…Happiness?
I was going through my usual blogroll, which includes the ever useful and interesting site Lifehacker, when I came across this post. A defense of video games? Being a gamer myself, I couldn’t help but click through, to see what sorts of arguments were going to be put forward.
April 24th, 2012 | Culture, Ethics, Featured, Media, Philosophy, Technology | Read More
Your Christmas Viewing Guide
Wondering how best to wile away those hours of vacation time this Christmas? Hoping for some good family activities to help you all slow down and enjoy one another’s company? Look no further. The Examined Life’s Lindsay Marshall has some holiday movie tips, complete with suggested questions...
December 20th, 2011 | Culture, Featured, Film, Media, Television | Read More
Earthen Vessels: Matt Anderson, Meet Bob.
A friend of mine once named his own body. He called it Bob, joking that, as it was separate from his soul, it deserved a name of its own. If he didn’t want to do something, he could ‘tell Bob to do it’ for him.
This may have helped him clean his apartment more regularly, and it surely gave his...
October 27th, 2011 | Book Reviews, Featured, Media, Protestant, Religion | Read More
NaNoWriMo in Space?
Joi Weaver shares some thoughts on why you should consider writing a novel next month–and why you should be excited about space travel:
It’s always tempting, when talking of influencing culture, to buy into the “magic bullet” theory, the idea that a single cultural item will change...
October 20th, 2011 | Art & Literature, Blogging, Media, Other | Read More
More Cell Phones than Humans in the US
Apparently, there are now more cell phones than humans in the United States. Frankly, I was a bit surprised. I suppose I shouldn’t be, what with many people in business carrying a phone for their job in addition to their personal phone. I guess I’m just surprised because I still know some...
October 13th, 2011 | Culture, Featured, Media, Technology | Read More
All For One, Not One For All: Thoughts on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy
“It is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”
This age-old attitude is at the heart of the drama in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy, which begins with the international best-seller, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
A confession:...
October 11th, 2011 | Art & Literature, Book Reviews, Culture, Ethics, Human Rights, Media, Moral Philosophy, Social Justice | Read More
Grade School Mythbusters: Christopher Columbus Edition
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” but not because he wanted to defy any maniacally tyrannical flat earthers. That this falsehood still endures in countless textbooks is both remarkable and (if you’re like me) completely maddening.
You see, there were no serious flat earthers in Columbus’...
October 10th, 2011 | Book Reviews, Culture, Education, Featured, History, Media, Religion, The Gospel | Read More
RIP, Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has died, just a few days short of the first-ever “Steve Jobs Day”.
October 5th, 2011 | Media, Technology | Read More
The Next iPhone: On the Love of Technology
In case it isn’t already clear, I’m definitely a fan of technology. In fact, I probably read about technology more than I read about most other things, with the exception of philosophy (since I am a graduate philosophy student). Later today, Apple will announce it’s next iPhone–whether...
October 4th, 2011 | Featured, Media, Religion, Technology | Read More
