THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Let’s get this out of the way first: At the Drive-In were one of the most important bands in my life. They altered…
“We see a lot of war movies. We don’t really see a lot of movies about veterans,” said first time writer/director and Army…
For a generation of comedy fans, The Kids in the Hall gave us permission – not simply to laugh at life’s absurdities but…
The second season of Love Victor is now streaming on Hulu. In case you haven’t been camped out at your television during the…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
Anthony Minghella, director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain, suffered a fatal hemorrage today at the age of…
Thanks to Andy Karlson for pointing out this hilarious comic from Salon.
The Big Lebowski‘s celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. If, like me, you can’t get enough of the greatest comedy ever made, if…
As the previous post makes clear, religion and media interact in contemporary culture in complex ways. Not only does media struggle to represent…
I consistently try to stay away from overtly political discussions here on Pop Theology. I find myself too tied up in the “fantasy…
Thanks to Steven Bauman, frequent Pop Theology reader, for pointing out this article from a British theological think tank called Theos. According to…
There’s a serious lull in theaters these days; however, I’ll probably catch Horton Hears a Who this weekend. Here’s an interesting article from…
With the spring semester in full swing, my adventures in video gaming take a back seat, unfortunately, to much more, ahem, sophisticated endeavors.…
Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World might be a lesser-known production than the BBC/Discovery Channel uber-series, Planet Earth. However, this much shorter…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
It might sound like a weird question, but what comes first, perception or storytelling? The two are so intricately interwoven that by the…
Already vying for our favorite comic of the year, Judas (Boom! Studios), a four-issue series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Jakub Rebelka. In it’s short…
Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck completed the Camino de Santiago in 2014. What set them apart from their fellow pilgrims is that Patrick…