Archive for May, 2009

  • Christians need to back off the abortion issue Christians need to back off the abortion issue

    Before we get into this, first some full-disclosure .  I am a Christian and have been my entire life.  Abortion is something I personally find wrong, but I am conflicted over the legal issues surrounding it.  What do we do in cases of rape and incest?  Do we really want back-a...

  • Review: Baseball Mogul 2010 Review: Baseball Mogul 2010

    I’ve previously reviewed Baseball Mogul 2009, and as a yearly update kind of game, it probably isn’t that important to do a full in-depth discussion of this year’s game.  If you want to know more, please see last year’s review.  And therein lies the problem—Baseball Mogul 2010...

  • Everything I need to know about Halo I learned at summer camp Everything I need to know about Halo I learned at summer camp

    I’ve recently gotten back into playing Halo 3 after a brief absence.  What immediately struck me most upon my return (other than the cool factor of the new maps), was how little strategy most players play with.  This may sound like the start of a hardcore gamer rant, but bear with meâ...

  • University of Kentucky exposed for idiots they are University of Kentucky exposed for idiots they are

    Cruel title?  Well, perhaps slightly inaccurate.  Not all of the University of Kentucky, but those in the Athletic Director’s office?  Yeah, they’re idiots.  They’re the ones involved with the hiring of basketball coach John Calipari. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports put it ...

  • Our game is coming soon…as in three to seven years Our game is coming soon…as in three to seven years

    There is no such thing as bad publicity, right?  But in media that is not always true.  Too much publicity, especially at an early stage and then drug out over a long period, can be poison.  Duke Nukem Forever is the latest causality of such a problem, but it’s hardly alone. It ...

  • A day at the zoo A day at the zoo

    Growing up, one of my favorite family vacation activities was going to a zoo.  We probably visited most of the big ones throughout the Midwest and South, and each offered unique joys with particular animal exhibits.  We were a family who loved animals, and a zoo was a sort of Mecca. We...

  • Rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    How do you reboot a television classic?  By going back to its film roots.  Many younger fans may not realize that Joss Whedon’s vampire series was originally a feature film starring 90s heartthrobs Kristy Swasnson and Luke Perry.  They probably also don’t realize that it wasnâ€...

  • The dearth of Christian education among teens The dearth of Christian education among teens

    For Christians there’s been an alarming trend in recent years as more and more young people turn away from the church.  It isn’t a rapid conversion to Islam, Hinduism, or even lapse of faith to atheism.  No, many young people simply leave the church and wander aimlessly with no reli...

  • Casting the new Ghostbusters Casting the new Ghostbusters

    Word is that the third Ghostbusters film is a go for this winter.  Written by two writers from the US version of The Office, the third film in the series will see the original Ghostbusters passing the mantle to a new crop of recruits.  So, it’ll definitely need a new crop of talented ...

  • When a film is not safe for show and tell—no Milk for sixth graders When a film is not safe for show and tell—no Milk for sixth graders

    Okay, so there are probably lots of films that aren’t okay for elementary school show and tell.  Kids probably shouldn’t be describing scenes from Saw, Silence of the Lambs, or True Romance.  But what other content might be unacceptable?  How about a film about a gay rights activist? O...

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