In Medias Res

I'm pretty certain that there was a time as a punk kid that I vainly tried to convince someone, for no good reason whatsoever, that this...

This pointless little cartoon bubbled up into my consciousness a couple of weeks ago, and it's been haunting me ever since. All I could ...

This is the result. And then, upon finishing, I covered the whole thing over with black plastic, to lay fallow (we'll be gone for too mu...

Motorin'? Listening and watching this song and video now, more than a quarter-century after having first done so, as the father of four ...

My five favorite Irish movies movies that have something to do with Ireland, in honor of St. Patrick's Day. 5. The Van A hilariously vu...

One of the smartest bloggers I know, a committed leftist but--as anyone familiar with his views on social issues like abortion or education ...

[Cross-posted to By Common Consent ] Years ago I had a friend, Andrew Christensen, that served a church mission about the same time I did,...

First Deathly Hallows Part 2 , and now Super 8 . It's E.T. meets Cloverfield ! I am so there.

Beyond words.

[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] Let me make two things clear: first, all things considered, I still think Barack Obama has been, and...