Christy Blanch, professor of the SUPERMooc talks how she’s innovating in the classroom using pop culture and comics, plus what it’s like to write for Thrillbent! In this Episode: 0:00 – Where’s Matt? 4:00 – Meet Christy Blanch 10:00 – Using Comics to Teach 23:00 – The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood 38:00 – SuperMOOC: Teaching […]
Author: JR. Forasteros
JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.
Why can’t anyone tell me what’s happening? — Sophina Fruitvale Station is the dramatization of the 2009 New Year’s Day shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by BART police in Oakland. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as the fateful Grant, who is trying to get his life on track on this fateful day. The film’s […]
I’ve never needed this before. – Logan What? Help? – Mariko The Wolverine is 20th Century Fox’s sixth X-Men film, and I’m pleased to report that if it’s any indication, the future is bright for the X-Men films. The Wolverine moves Logan’s story forward and opens the universe for more films. Add to that some […]
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John W. Otte and Failstate
a Rafflecopter giveaway For the Seson 2 debut, the StoryMen welcome John W. Otte, author of the Failstate books. We talk superheroes, Christianity and what those award shows are like! Plus, you have a chance to win the first Failstate book! In This Episode 0:00 – Welcome to Season 2! 3:00 – Maybe we shouldn’t […]
I grew up in a Church that didn’t particularly love questions. I didn’t have the painfully alienating experiences many of my questioning friends had – at least not until I got older, but my inquiries certainly made me the weird kid who cared about a lot of stuff no one else wanted to waste time […]
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Pacific Rim
For many of us, the mere fact that Pacific Rim promises – and delivers – giant monsters fighting giant robots is enough to get us into the theater. But I’m well aware that not all of us are so easily pleased. So in light of the rather underwhelming performance of Pacific Rim at the box […]
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JR.’s Homemade Potato Chip Challenge
While the StoryMen are on break, JR. takes on the Homemade Lays Potato Chip Challenge (which is not a real thing). Beth requested FunFetti chips. DONE. Eric requested Habanero and Coffee flavored chips. DONE and DONE. Plus, he brought back some strange flavors from the Middle East. Enjoy! In the comments: Which homemade flavors should […]
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Monsters University
Monsters University is Pixar’s fourteenth feature film and a prequel to 2001’s Monsters, Inc. The film follows the collegiate exploits of stars James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski, who we learn weren’t always such great friends. The film is a welcomed return to form after the last two Pixar outings – Brave and Cars 2, […]
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World War Z
Welcome to the StoryMen extras! We spend 15 minutes tackling a film you might want to see. Don’t have time to listen to a whole, longer episode? No sweat! Take a few minutes to hear what we think, then tell us your opinion! In this Extra, the StoryMen take on the new summer blockbuster […]
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Can the Man of Steel be Saved?
Spoilers for Man of Steel! Man of Steel is certainly this year’s Prometheus. No other film this summer has been so hotly anticipated, and then just as hotly debated once it was released. The new Man of Steel film goes out of its way to compare Superman to Jesus. (In case you missed the parallels, […]