Tag Archives: Jesus

Worst Americans: Cruel DeVos

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sean Murphy

Never mind Trump: one need look no further than Betsy DeVos to understand the true depravity of the contemporary state of all-things GOP. Continue reading →

Posted in Worst People in America | Tagged 1984, Betsy DeVos, democrats, Dickens, Donald Trump, George Orwell, GOP, health care, Jesus, Obama, progressives, Public Education, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Tea Party | 1 Comment

THE MARTYR WITH A THOUSAND FACES

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Lawrence Benner

Sometimes, the actors are so distractingly famous that latex appliances are required to aid in the suspension of disbelief. Nicole Kidman glues on a prosthetic nose, fills her pockets with rocks, walks into a pond . . . and Oscar history. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Biopic, drugs, Hollywood, Infinite Jest, Jesus, jimi hendrix, Moitley Croyah, Music, Oliver Stone, Patsy Cline, phonies, Sex, the Doors, The End of The Tour, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

Bigger Than Jesus: The Gospel of U2, Leonard Cohen, and Sufjan Stevens

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren goes deep into his own story to talk about the persistence of God in pop, and how and why non-believers and doubting Thomases still go for it. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Philosophy, Popped Culture, Religion, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Bono, carrie and lowell, fleshtones, God, i'm your man, Jesus, Leonard Cohen, religion, robert burke warren, shalom fellowship, Sufjan Stevens, the edge, u2 | 4 Comments

Popped Culture #4: More Than Ringwald

Posted on August 6, 2014 by The Editors

Each of The Weeklings’ editors respond to a single pop culture question in this wildly popular parlor game that only has one rule: complete honesty. Continue reading →