Archive for April, 2008

A Scientific Attempt To Create Most Annoying Song Ever

April 28, 2008

According to this article after a study was done gathering data about people’s least favorite music sensibilities, they engineered them into “a single monstrosity, specifically engineered to sound unpleasant to the maximum percentage of listeners.”

You can download it hear.
It is pretty awful, but honestly I think that Brian McLaren’s Atheist “worship” song is [...]

The Dealbreaker List

April 26, 2008

Rock TV’s latest is a spoof on those silly lists singles are encouraged to make after being instructed in how to properly find a mate/date. In this video I got promoted from writer/actor to editor, so it makes it better.

The Jazzman

April 25, 2008

Though I’m a little late, the Teaching Company has a free lecture in honor of Black History Month about Duke Ellington–the Jazzman.
And be sure to listen to Prelude To A Kiss.

Car Talk

April 25, 2008

Car Talk is the best show on the radio bar none. Two brothers from Boston combine their MIT grad know-how with a good dose of humor to help befuddled callers diagnose the many and varied problems that occur under the hood.

You can listen to their latest show here.

The American Storyteller

April 24, 2008

I have been enjoying the cheesy but warm storytelling of Nelson Lauver over at the The American Storyteller. Here are my favorites:
George Washington
The friendship of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
The Hatfields vs. the McCoys
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

Where Jim Wallis Stands

April 24, 2008

Ted Olsen has a great interview with Jim Wallis. Lots of good questions including this one:
You repeatedly cite William Wilberforce as someone who did Christian political engagement right. But aren’t your views on abortion—”protecting unborn life in every possible way, but without criminalizing abortion”—fundamentally at odds with Wilberforce’s efforts to totally abolish slavery? He [...]

Towards a Biblical Understanding of Justice

April 23, 2008

Here is an essay I wrote attempting to briefly summarize the Bible’s understanding of justice.
When surveying the Bible on the topic of justice one is introduced to a vast and complex subject that can take up to a lifetime to contemplate. However, there are a few helpful guidelines to keep in mind when trying to [...]

Envirogeddon!

April 22, 2008

Happy Earth Day everyone! Or maybe you shouldn’t be so happy. Rebecca Onion at Slate comments on what seems to be an abysmal literary composition that imagines life after an ecological disaster of biblical global proportions. Apparently, it ends with women back in the home and men proving their manhood through violence. Though it [...]

Chicago Manhood

April 21, 2008

What could be better than leaving immediately after work for a seven hour drive through rain and wind on a Friday afternoon? Well, a lot of things I guess. One of those things is getting your picture taken with flamingos:

There could be no more definitive assertion of masculinity. I almost bleed testosterone.

Oh yeah, this [...]

Jesus Monster Truck

April 18, 2008

HT: Purgatorio