| May 8th, 2008 Iraqi-Americans in the Detroit area struggle with the extinction of their religious roots I had not seen her in over 20 years but when I came across her sitting at a table in the ballroom I immediately knew it was Mrs. N. ... |
| December 22nd, 2006 Comic Book Artist Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus—to fans of the recent X-Men movie trilogy, these names are very familiar. Before bursting into action on the big screen, however, these super heroes ... |
| December 12th, 2006 Aimee Mann's new Christmas album is an exception to the rule More often than not, when an artist records a Christmas album it is an apocalyptic sign that their career is rapidly spiraling downward and they are looking ... |
| September 29th, 2006 Slayer's new album confronts America's religious hypocrisy In recent years I have found that I do not recognize many names on the Billboard music charts. Perhaps this is a sign I am getting older and ... |
| July 24th, 2006 Syd Barrett and the Saints Syd Barrett, co-founder of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, recently passed away at the age of 60. Barrett was a troubled soul, an amalgamation of genius and ... |
| July 22nd, 2005 Fox’s new reality show offers viewers an all-too real insight into a typical faith community A little over a week ago, I was able to get a first look at the pilot for a new reality show called God’s Eye that will be part ... |
| July 22nd, 2005 Remembering Star Trek’s James “Scotty” Doohan Before I begin I need to get something out of the way. “Hello, my name is Dave and I’m a recovering Trekkie.” Phew! It feels so good to get ... |
| July 2nd, 2005 Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof takes a second crack at reducing poverty "We don't want your money—we want you!" You've seen the commercials—a quick montage of famous faces imploring viewers to help eliminate poverty forever. This marketing blitz is ... |
| May 16th, 2005 The ethics of genetic engineering In 1997, Ethan Hawke starred in a little-known movie about human genetic engineering called "GATTACA." The title cleverly uses only the letters G, A, T, C, which stand ... |
| February 9th, 2005 Aimee Mann's new album is a knockout "Addiction and Grace," the title of the Christian spiritual classic by Gerald May, is also an apt description of Aimee Mann's latest disc, The Forgotten Arm . ... |
