Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
What's So Super About the Super Bowl?
Joseph Kellard February 2, 2012
When more than 100 million Americans tune in to watch the game, advertisers pay up to $4 million for 30-second commercial spots, and a nation consumes food on a scale rivaling Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday can safely be declared a de facto national holiday. As Evan Weiner, a sports writer…
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The Grey: A Great Reminder of Crucial Truths
Paul Hsieh January 30, 2012
Could you survive deep in the Alaskan wilderness and make your way out with only the resources from a crashed airplane? That’s the stark challenge faced by the seven protagonists of the movie The Grey, starring Liam Neeson. An airplane carrying Alaskan oil field workers crashes during a storm, and…
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Did God Help the Patriots Beat the Broncos?
Ari Armstrong January 15, 2012
Christians offering prayers for a victory for Tim Tebow and the Broncos had exactly the same effect as witches holding a seance for Tom Brady and the Patriots: none. Football games are won or lost based on the skill and intensity of the players and the quality of the coaching.…
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Who Deserves Credit for Tebow’s 316 Yards?
Ari Armstrong January 9, 2012
What is the significance of Tim Tebow’s 316 fabulous passing yards to lead the Denver Broncos to their first playoff victory since 2006? Remarkably, many people are claiming (whether seriously or not) that divine intervention may have been at play. That was the immediate reaction of several Twitter users: “Tebow…
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Never Count a Good Author Out
Daniel Wahl December 10, 2011
Andrew Bernstein began his 2008 article “The Exalted Heroism of Alistair MacLean's Novels” as follows: Less than fifty years ago, Alistair MacLean’s novels were international best-sellers that spawned major motion pictures. Today, his novels are out-of-print in America and MacLean, once considered a “master storyteller,” is virtually unknown to an…
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: The Help
C. A. Wolski November 20, 2011
C. A. Wolski reviews The Help, directed by Tate Taylor.
Arts & Culture
Sanctum Sanctorum: The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Lee Sandstead November 20, 2011
Discusses the collections and virtues of the NGA, compares it to other museums in America, and concludes that the NGA is the fairest of all.
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An Interview with Still-Life Painter Linda Mann
Craig Biddle November 20, 2011
Ms. Mann discusses how she became an artist, her favorite painters, her own works and techniques, and the respective roles of the conscious mind and the subconscious in the process of painting.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business, by Dick Van Dyke
Daniel Wahl August 20, 2011
Daniel Wahl reviews My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir, by Dick Van Dyke.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: Lifting King Kong
Daniel Wahl August 20, 2011
Daniel Wahl reviews Lifting King Kong, directed by Park Geon-yong.