Pajama Boy is Everything That’s Wrong with American Manhood! (and Other Misconceptions)
How did an ad for Obamacare mutate into a debate over masculinity?
Is Apple’s 12 Days of Gifts Blurring Our Vision of Epiphany?
Apple’s holiday promotion provides Christians with a unique opportunity to consider how the blending of the sacred with market forces blurs our vision.
Cruising on a Sea of White Privilege
#10 in our Top #CaPCMag Features of 2013: an attempt to escape toil only makes it more real.
1. Breaking Bad: “Implicating the Rest of Us in His Fall” #CaPC25
But what not everyone seems to have noticed is that with each triumph of the will and ego, Walt was descending further into badness.
2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City: “The Difficulty of Believing in God in the Modern Age”
Modern Vampires of the City asks questions that Christians need to take the time to answer for themselves and for the good of those around them.
3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: “We are the Audience” #CaPC25
The world is not right, and the longer we pretend it is, the closer we get to becoming the Capital.
4. Before Midnight: “What Happens After” #CaPC25
Before Midnight is a heartwrenching look at a relationship developed without a solid foundation.
5. Gone Home: “To be Fearful, Alone, and Disenfranchised” #CaPC25
6. Twelve Years a Slave: “Little Relief for the Moviegoer” #CaPC25
7. Welcome to Night Vale: “Your Thoughts Return to the Dog Park” #CaPC25
8. Moone Boy: “Odd Man Out” #CaPC25
9. Orange is the New Black: “Treated With Respect” #CaPC25
Kerman’s efforts to survive in prison make for an absorbing (if not completely original) clash between upper-middle class mores and the seedy power-grabbing of the underworld.
10. Pope Francis: “He Does Normal Christian Stuff” #CaPC25
A lot of good people wonder how one could live the Christian life in a Christian way if one somehow had celebrity sprung upon oneself.
Introducing the #CaPC25: A List of Our Favorite Things of 2013
“All this week we at Christ and Pop Culture will unveil our 25 favorite things from the year.”
