The reason I became a journalist passionate about arts and entertainment writing is because of Rolling Stone’s 2008 cover story. It’s called “Britney Spears: Inside an American Tragedy,” and it completely changed my life. The explicit details about her coming of age in a liberal, materialistic culture, and publicly crashing and burning as a result,… Continue reading Why I pray for Katy Perry & Britney Spears
Category: Movies
Blue Like Jazz: a movie that ‘has the balls to search for God’
“I admire any religion with the balls to search for God.” -Moltov, a Russian character from Blue Like Jazz– This, a lesbian peeing in a urinal and other eye-opening statements that would make most conservative Christians cringe pepper the screenplay and plotline of Blue Like Jazz, the movie adapted from Donald Miller’s best-selling autobiographical novel.… Continue reading Blue Like Jazz: a movie that ‘has the balls to search for God’
The Hunger Games: food for thought
Community, freedom and faith – three themes that permeate Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games.” I just finished reading the novel, and can’t wait to see the movie tomorrow night, though it may be gut-wrenching to watch teenagers die at the hands of one another. I’ve gotten mixed reviews from a number of people about the… Continue reading The Hunger Games: food for thought