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Take Shelter and the Shame of Mental Illness
I spent this past weekend in Waco attending Baylor’s Symposium on Faith & Culture, where I presented a paper, and heard many other good ones. The topic this year, Faith & Film, was of course...
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Fish in a Barrel: Special “Worst Song of 2014 Crapathon” Edition
I have an embarrassing confession to make for someone with my pretensions to being cultured: I listen to a lot of top 40 radio. Like, tons. I’m more likely to be listening to my local mix station than...
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David Benedictus Deserves to Have a Milne-stone Tied Around His Neck
I try not to get too upset about the vagaries of the culture industry, even when “best practices” extend to include abhorrent customs like the continuation of classic works by other authors. I never...
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Babette’s Feast and the Uselessness of Grace: A Eulogy for The Dissolve
Last night provided me with the rare opportunity (in an age where repertory screenings have dwindled, especially outside major markets) to see a film I love in an actual theater. Columbia’s excellent...
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Closing Up Shop, or The Erstwhile Erstwhile Philistine
Well folks, the time has finally come for me to bid you adieu. I have been running a blog called The Erstwhile Philistine for close to a decade now, first via Blogspot and now on WordPress. It has been...
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