The drinking age for Americans should be lowered from the current age of 21 to 18. Young adults in this country should have the right to purchase and consume alcohol if they so choose. However, since President Reagan signed into law The National Drinking Age Minimum in 1987, adults 18 […]
Month: October 2014
Columbus’ Connection to the Modern Man
Even today, more than 500 years after the most important sea voyage in history, there is much to be said for the spirit of exploration that led to the discovery of the New World. Much more is still to be said for the spirit of entrepreneurship, courage and inquisitiveness. This […]
Emma Watson’s U.N. Speech
Last month, actress and U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson delivered an impassioned speech about gender equality at the U.N. Headquarters to help launch the “HeForShe” campaign. The movement aims to bring solidarity in the fight for gender equality by inviting men and boys into the conversation. I applaud Emma […]
Women Against Feminism
The glass ceiling and sexual harassment are only a few things feminists are fighting against. Feminism in the 21st century does not mean burning bras or not shaving your legs. Being a feminist in the 21st century means standing up against the belief that femininity is inferior and undeserving of basic human […]
A Commentary on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
here has been much international controversy over groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS. These groups and similar ones try to justify and motivate their persecution of Christians in Iraq and elsewhere. Canon Andrew White, Vicar of the Anglican Church in Baghdad, experienced the horror firsthand […]
Singer Audrey Assad Charms with Ecclesia Performance
On the night of Oct. 2, I walked into Ecclesia Church for an Audrey Assad concert and immediately felt uncomfortable. Ecclesia, a renovated warehouse on Elder, is the trendiest place I have ever seen. Everyone was wearing flannel shirts and thick-framed glasses. The place had its own coffee shop inside […]
British Musical, God Help the Girl, is Fun, Thought-Provoking
Photo Courtesy / Amplify I suppose judging a film based on its trailer is just as frowned upon as judging a book by its cover. However, I was too easily persuaded by the trailer for Stuart Murdoch’s British musical drama God Help the Girl. I thought it would be a […]
The Skeleton Twins: A “Dramedy” That Defies Expectations
Photo courtesy / Sony Pictures The word “dramedy” has become an irritating word to me recently. So many films describe themselves as dramedies, and in their attempt to be comedic and dramatic they end up at least one and not the other, or neither. The really terrific thing about […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones Fails to Impress
One of the great things about actor Liam Neeson is his ability to elevate even the most standard material he is given. Ever since Taken, he has reinvented himself as the experienced grizzled action star. Neeson is often the best thing about many of these gritty action thrillers he signs […]