Thoughts on Every Best Picture Nominee

This year’s Academy Awards are set to air on March 10th. This was my second time making it a point to watch every Best Picture nominee before the ceremony. I first did so two years ago, but last year’s nominees didn’t interest me enough to try again. This year, however, particularly given all the “Barbenheimer”Continue reading “Thoughts on Every Best Picture Nominee”

Christmas Week: Pajamas

Previously: Horizon, Yell, Vibe After I became a pastor, it didn’t take long before I experienced my first instance of Christmas falling on a Sunday. I recall expecting attendance to be light, which it was, but I didn’t do much differently in the service itself. In many ways, it was a typical liturgy, with aContinue reading “Christmas Week: Pajamas”

Year-End Pop Culture Roundup 2023

When I consider what to include on these lists every year, I notice that my interest in different media rises and falls. This year, for instance, I was more drawn to books and music, whereas other years I might be more into TV or movies. It’s just the natural flow of things. Anyway, here wereContinue reading “Year-End Pop Culture Roundup 2023”