Hard times are good times for Auralia’s Colors
April 20, 2020
The people of House Abascar have been betrayed by false promises and robbed of colors, robbed of hope. But there are rumors of a girl in the woods who gathers colors that no one else has ever seen. And now, you can hear those colors. During these stay-at-home days, you're invited to a reading of Auralia's Colors.
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Cinemarginalia: Justin Chang & Ins Choi at The Glen Workshop; Criterion sale; Scorsese in Seattle
On Movies & Media,On Songs & Albums,On Books & Writing,Journal
November 3, 2019
You can spend a week in Santa Fe with Justin Chang, Ins Choi, Over the Rhine, and more. Also: The new Scorsese film is getting the best possible projection in Seattle. Read about these things and more here...
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Practicing the Prophetic: James K. A. Smith on liturgy and discernment
November 2, 2019
Behold — James K. A. Smith's plenary lecture from Seattle Pacific University's Day of Common Learning.
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Turn and Face the Strange: a challenge to artists and churches
On Movies & Media,On Songs & Albums,On Books & Writing
September 6, 2019
In April, I closed the Sacrament & Story conference in Seattle by posing a challenge to artists and churches, and by addressing a question that has kept you awake at night, I'm sure: If you go into space, will your DNA be rewritten and turn you into an alien?
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The best book-to-movie achievements… and the worst
On Movies & Media,On Books & Writing
March 2, 2019
In which I talk about the art of book-to-movie productions, a lot of great movies, and a few terrible movies, with David Kern and Steven Greydanus. Listen to our lively, in-depth exploration of the art of adaptation!
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A tale of two podcasts: my visits to Forma and Libromania
On Movies & Media,On Books & Writing,Journal
January 15, 2019
In which I find myself as a special guest on two separate podcasts, both of them hosted by David Kern, for conversations about Madeleine L'Engle and the best movies of 2018.
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Good with crayons? Enter Auralia’s Coloring Contest.
January 14, 2019
As the four volumes of The Auralia Thread reach their decennial anniversaries, here's a challenge for imaginations of kids young and old: the first-ever Auralia's Coloring Contest.
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Carolyn Forché on the Image Podcast
October 7, 2017
Image editor Greg Wolfe interviews poet and social activist Carolyn Forché.
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