(Skip forward in video to 3:20 and watch until the end.) What Shawn reveals is my generations view of God. Christian Smith reveals through his analysis in the book Soul Searching that my generation believes in a God who is moralistic, therapeutic, deism.…
From Image Journal The Myth of Independent Film By Craig Detweiler It started with a phone call. “Sweet D, I’m coming to California. I want to interview you for my new book.” Nobody ever called me “Sweet” except my…
As we prepare for the 2012 relaunch of the Two Handed Warriors community under our new domain name we’re sending up trial balloons to gather feedback on various features. One issue is how to help members of the community get…
“The LORD has chosen Bezalel and filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of arts, as well as the ability to teach others.” –Exodus 35:30-33 We’re still field testing the new…
From USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism News A new study by USC Annenberg researchers Stacy Smith (pictured) Marc Choueiti and Stephanie Gall surveys the top 100 grossing movies of 2009 and shows Hollywood’s addiction to films that marginalize and sexualize women is as strong…
One highlight of our recent trip to New England was the Blue Ocean Summit in Cambridge, MA., where I was pressed into service on a couple of plenary panel discussions. Stanford anthropologist, Tanya Luhrmann, PhD, started the week off with…
The teen sensation’s message at the Teen Choice Awards? “Jesus loves every one of you!” by Cathleen Falsani in the Huffington Post. When Justin Bieber strode onto the stage of the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night to…
. Nathan Scoggins is an award-winning writer and director who lives in L.A. He’s written projects for Lionsgate, Jenkins Entertainment, Sodium Entertainment, and Five Stone Media. Several of his award-winning short films are available on DVD. His latest film, THE…
Wisdom and Knowledge in the Age of Information “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” —Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law In 2006, chess champion Vladimir Kramnik was defeated by…
Want to ignite your creative brain? Slow down. BY: Anya Kamenetz in Fast Company THIRTY YEARS AGO, the Walt Disney Co. was at a creative crossroads. With the opening of Epcot, Disney’s original theme park vision was complete. Where could the company go…
by Peter Borderick Three new studies assessing the impacts of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, THE END OF THE LINE, and WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” finally prove Sam Goldwyn wrong. The Hollywood mogul famously declared, “If you want to send a message, use Western Union.” These reports highlight…
by Benjamin Ginsberg Until very recently, American colleges and universities were led primarily by their faculties. In his new book, The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters, Benjamin Ginsberg argues that the explosive growth of…