Monthly Archives: January 2009

New approaches to modern music: “Stairway to where?“

Posted on January 28, 2009 by bfwebster

First off, major props to Ardis “Ace” Parshall, Mormon Detective and blogger at the always-excellent Keepapitchinin, for her fast and (as usual) outstanding research work. Those of you who are familiar with her work on the Great Mormon Marijuana Myth … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Hymns, LDS History, Main, Media | 6 Comments

Finally: some Evangelical criticism of “Twilight”

Posted on January 23, 2009 by bfwebster

I’m surprised how little Evangelical commentary I’ve run across about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, much less the surprisingly successful “Twilight” movie release last fall. As I wrote all the way back in November 2007, Boy, if the evangelicals hated Harry … Continue reading →

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Intimations of humanity

Posted on January 13, 2009 by bfwebster

Tiffany Gee Lewis has a wonderful column this morning about how kids seem to grow up overnight. Kids grow up and grow away, and we deal with that with a mixture of loss and relief (I say that as the … Continue reading →

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