Looking Elsewhere Browser: The "Remember me?" edition. Best Directors of the Decade. Lonely writers. Okay, it's official: My life has become too busy for me to be a responsible blogger. Let me try to make it up to you in the next couple of weeks, with a new video blog, my list of Favorite Films of 2009 (the Premature Version), my list
Looking Elsewhere Browser: Wings of Desire! Pierce Pettis. Tarsem. Pixar. Muppets. Star Wars? "Christian fiction." Sundance winner! Decent Films best of '08. Gaiman=Newbery winner. The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. New headlines may be added as the day goes on. Stay tuned. I've just returned from Laity Lodge, near Kerville, Texas, where I had a most inspiring weekend in the company of writers I admire.
Looking Elsewhere Browser, 10/30 Image journal's Gregory Wolfe considers Robert Clark's new book Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces, and responds to the Washington Postreview by Michael Dirda. * Jim Wallis Demands an apology from James Dobson for that "Letter from 2012". And you can
Looking Elsewhere Browser, 10/29 When you say that The Bible is true, do you mean... literally? I'm thrilled to see that Mark Shea has begun a series on rediscovering how the early church read The Bible. The series begins here. It should be a very stimulating series, with Shea at the helm.
Looking Elsewhere Browser, 6/25: Hancock han-cuckoo?; Whedon and Fillion reunited!; McSweeney's Lit 101 Class; "The River Why" - the movie!; shop at Buy-n-Large! The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. - Thompson on Hancock Variety's Anne Thompson: Todd McCarthy's early negative review I'm trying to keep my hopes up, but I'm hearing more and more cries of dismay and
Looking Elsewhere Browser, 6/23: One-scene Wonders; N.T. Wright on The Colbert Report; Four Novels for Summer Reading; Sixpence's Christmas; Enough with the Pixar-bashing; Back to Blade Runner The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. Small wonders At The Onion AV Club (via Cinematical), they're counting down their favorite one-scene wonders. What's you're favorite? Personally, I cannot argue with their pick for #1. But what about
On Songs & Albums U2's New Album Arrives Early I'm listening to U2's new album right now! It's called Viva La Vida. You can stream it for free right here. U2's collaborations with Brian Eno have always been fruitful, and I'll be enjoying this for the rest of the
Looking Elsewhere The Browser, 6/5: Tolkien tidbits; Ray LaMontagne; U2 anniversary; best animated films; Farina in trouble The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. * Christopher Tolkien wants to "terminate" Hobbit movie It's not surprising that Christopher Tolkien isn't happy about New Line's plans for a movie of The Hobbit. He wasn't
Looking Elsewhere The Browser, 6/2: Aimee Mann's Christmas show; Buddy Miller update; Paste's Jackson blogs; Garfield(less)!; Joss Whedon's Dollhouse The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. * Peace on earth, goodwill towards Mann. Aimee Mann. Watch Aimee Mann look for special guests for her Christmas show! The candidates may surprise you... - Buddy Miller update! Paste:Miller: Paste: Will this be another duet album?
Looking Elsewhere The Browser: Dobson and the election. Another Top Ten List. O'Connor. Whitman on this election year's Dobson factor Some writers make me nod off. Andy Whitmanmakes me nod on, and on, and on.  * A Lively List VJ Morton has one of the most interesting Best of 2007 lists I've seen, and a thoughtful trip through the acting
Looking Elsewhere Cruise, "Sin City"; Leary and Loy on Eastwood and "Closer" So, here are a few pieces I stumbled across today... A mind-boggling update on director Todd Haynes' spectacularly weird concept for a movie about Bob Dylan. I cannot wait to see this. I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan Congratulations, Peter Jackson! King Kong filming
