JR. was a guest on Rabbi Eli Fink’s radio program Finkorswim Radio. He, Eli and Rabbi Daniel Korobkin discuss the decline of participation in organize religion in America – what causes it and what we as religious leaders can do about it.
When we look back in a few years on the glut of A.I.-centric films that came out in 2015, Ex Machina will almost certainly be the stand-out (unless, of course, our new robot overlords censor it). The film is a tight, gripping suspense journey that pushes us to consider what it means to be human. […]
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DAREDEVIL: Letting the Devil Out
What does MARVEL’s Daredevil have to teach us about righteous anger? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
What makes Guilt so powerful, that a villain can use it to defeat superheroes?
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo threw a big curveball at the end of BATMAN #40. What does it mean for Batman?
World War II ended seven decades ago. Today is the anniversary of Germany’s surrender. So what does it mean to us all these years later?
[one_third] Given the glut of new films about Artificial Intelligence, Bryne and JR. ask what counts as consciousness. We revisit Chappie, dive deeply into Ex Machina, and touch on Age of Ultron, Terminator: Genesys, Her, Avatar and Stephen King’s The Jaunt. Packed with listern questions, we are ready to welcome our robot overlords! [learn_more caption=”In This Episode”] 2:30 – Welcome, Robot Overlords! 4:00 […]
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron is another home run for Marvel. Whedon uses a sprawling cast and surprisingly tight story to muse on the nature of death and change.
Wait, are we talking the same trailer?
A new Star Wars trailer arrived today! Of course it looks awesome! I am sure I won’t be disappointed at all!!!! That could never happen! Also: Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! The only question is… are you excited? I mean, I know you’re all *going* but are you excited? Or are you grudgingly turning your money over to Disney?