Monthly Archives: February 2021

Seeing & Believing closes out Black History Month with a review of Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah”.

The darker subtexts of Star Trek: Lower Decks point to the reality that, in a very real and metaphysical sense, there are no “little” sins.

Wanda is no longer the picket fence housewife performing community magic shows. No. She’s the pajama-clad matriarch who knows her life is a mess.

Erin and Hannah invite James Beitler and Richard Gibson to discuss what we can do when the meaning behind our shared language shifts.

Until This Shakes Apart collects Five Iron Frenzy’s most dynamic, urgent set of songs to date.

Russian Doll speaks to the isolation and surreality of our pandemic moment.

Giant, poofy white hair—something those of us alive today all associate with grandmas—somehow, for nearly a dozen generations, became a symbol of male power and virility. How did this happen?

Pietro doesn’t mind if he leads Wanda back to the moral question of Westview, so long as she never acts on it. 

Erin and Hannah talk about our tendency to press on with our plans until death disrupts us, and how we should be kind to all on the journey.

Wade and Kevin dig into the film (heh) to examine themes of time, nature of life, and how the past can give meaning to the present and future.

Those who eschew a revisionist view of Scripture around the issue of sex will be viewed as the “do-badders” and no longer the “do-gooders.”

If Wanda really is in control, then that means she’s more powerful than we’ve ever realized.

Seasonal patterns, life stages, natural laws—things like these remind us that something greater is happening in the universe, regardless of our personal differences.

What is the thematic consistency that binds together all the stories of the MCU?

Being the Bad Guys gives us the courage to admit our weaknesses so we can boast all the more of our Savior’s love.

Comparing 1980 and 2020 reveals how pop culture dramatizes our anxieties.