Monthly Archives: June 2016

Weird Al Yankovic can show us all how poking fun doesn’t have to be so harmful, and not every joke about another human being creates an enemy.

The Christ and Pop Culture members group, and an impromptu Hamilton Lip Sync Battle, might be the only good things you’ll find on Facebook.

David Mathis’ ‘Habits of Grace’ help readers plunge into the goodness of God’s grace, and grow more and more by his grace

Fast food may be considered low culture, but it’s the common ground of friendship for David Foster Wallace and David Lipsky in ‘The End of the Tour’.

Wade and Kevin go high class in a review of Jane Austen’s ‘Love and Friendship’ movie adaptation and then devolve into the documentary on ‘Weiner’.

If our desire is to articulate a robust pro-life position that honors all people, then boycotting Me Before You does not serve to bring about the type of purposeful dialogue that engagement would provide.

Tyler and Drew chat with Amanda Martinez Beck about how a major television network handles the uneasy marriage of LGBT and the Catholic faith in a sitcom environment.

The thoughtful analysis of Silence’s unforgettable climax makes Fujimura’s ‘Silence and Beauty’ a must-read for Endo critics and fans alike.

Chewbacca Mom roars back onto the nomination pile along with Disney’s Zootopia while dancing around the ring with Muhammed Ali for the 16th spot on The CaPC 25 for 2016.

Playing video games develops a sense of skill and community, just like any other sport. It’s time for parents and other adults to recognize this.

Science is one pursuit where the curious gather to pursue answers to those unknowns.

Bazan all but ignores the news headlines, opting instead to spill his guts about love, sex, self-destruction, fatherhood, mortality, family, and hope.

When we taste a pickle, part of us toasts all the times in life when we enjoyed the best of the harvest even while we remember those times we were rubbed in salt, maybe even with open wounds burning.

Wade and Mikey chat about Bryan Singers’ new mutant extravaganza, X-Men: Apocalypse as well as the trend of our favorite actors being potentially held hostage by the super hero genre.

The most striking theme in Corinna Nicolaou’s book ‘A None’s Story’ is the consumeristic mentality.

Redefining friendship and acquaintance is the subject of conversation between Drew Dixon and guest W. David O. Taylor. The documented meeting of U2’s Bono and Eugene Peterson (The Message) serves as the backdrop for David’s revelation on the subject.