Wenders will return to 3D
Wim Wenders will follow up his triumphant tribute to Pina Bausch with another 3D project: An exploration of the architecture of Peter Zumthor, reports Phaidon. Wenders says,
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The Faces of Hell
When violence strikes a church on a Sunday morning, it challenges us to question the meaning of hell and the power of love.
Hijacking Jesus (for the vote)
Politicians out-Christianing one another for the vote. How chic. What was once a threat to Caesar’s all-consuming power is now Caesar’s best ally. It’s no longer Satan (and Satan’s many voting minions) who concedes termporary power of the kingdoms of this world to all the political whores; rather, it’s Jesus. That Jesus guy certainly has […]
Holy Daze: I Come Bearing Gifts
A couple of things to celebrate on this day of your Lord and Savior’s (the nation-state) most sacred of holy days: This book: Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism and Conscience. This website: American Jesus (and, ahem, accompanying interview). Another book: Myths America Lives By. Perhaps, the most important book […]
Enduring Freedom
In “Enduring Freedom,” Brian Volck brings us to war-torn Afghanistan, where a mother sees “evidence of things unhoped for: an arm, half a foot, an ear.”
Moonrise Kingdom (Anderson, 2012)
A few notes on Moonrise Kingdom: 1. Survival Narrative: While growing up, Jean Craighead George’s novel My Side of the Mountain worked well as a master narrative around which I could arrange the details of life. For those who have unfortunately not read this book while still under the fertile canopy of childhood – it […]
God is a pain, or is in pain, or is pained . . . I don’t know
First of all, be sure to support the good people at Englewood Review of Books. It’s a great magazine/journal, and you should be all in the ‘in’ with them. Subscribe to their print magazine. Now, please. With their kind permission, they are allowing me to re-print my review of Zizek and Gunjevic’s new book, God […]
By Name
In this piece, Paul Hobbs explores the difference between seeing humanity as interconnected and seeing humanity as a number of disposable and replaceable units.
“In Protest of Our Ever-Virgin Mary” (and other hooliganisms)
Russian riot grrrls Pussy Riot are still sitting in jail for their performance of ‘Mother of God, Cast Putin Out!’ at Christ the Savior Cathedral. You have to admit, that song title is pretty great. And what a venue! Here’s the article. It’s called, ‘God Condemns Pussy Riot’. (I love how everyone always knows what God […]