Monthly Archives: June 2010

Retcons and you (or What has Wonder Woman to do with Thurgood Marshall?)

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Optimistic Chad

Something happened today. Wonder Woman got a new costume. It is the only update to her costume ever, since the character was introduced. Well, not technically. There was this one, which lasted only briefly. But that notwithstanding, this is a … Continue reading →

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Holy Sparkling Vampires, Batman!: True Blood and the Triumph of Greed

Posted on June 29, 2010 by RodtRDH

POST UPDATES! NPR on Vampires and Desire [My point exactly] Joel’s observations of True Blood Another Post update: The Only Way I Would See a Twilight Movie (funny) The Tragic Death of Cultural Platonism I do not know if  there … Continue reading →

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Whats next? Pigs fly?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Optimistic Chad

I found this quote from one of Mark Driscoll’s books, and I must say it concerns me that I agree with him about it. “The whole attempt to define eternal relations in the immanent or ontological Trinity seems misguided.” – … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 28, 2010 by RodtRDH

Thirty-five times is the number of statements given today in the Elena Kagan Supreme Court nominee hearing that was meant to damage the reputation of Justice Thurgood Marshall. The first African American nominee to the Supreme Court. The first Black … Continue reading →

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Self-critique addendum, but not really (What? Me? Emergent?)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Optimistic Chad

I stand in the emergent tradition. I like Brian Mclaren. I have met him and he is a really compassionate guy. Does he write for the academy? No. And thank God. Academics change nothing. I like N.T. Wright. Academic and … Continue reading →

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