Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4118 )

• Which Mountain?

  

  Disney movies—and I still think of Disney primarily as a movie studio—were part of my childhood. A small part, but there nevertheless. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Springing

  

  Life, for everyone, has difficult times. Katherine May has a reassuring, but not always cheerful way about her. She calls troubled times Wintering. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just Ask

  

  I see a lot of headlines, and not a few books, that puzzle over something that there’s an easy way to resolve: why do evangelicals (I’m thinking here of the sor... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Panic Inducing

  

  Many movies appreciate in value over time. The Devil Rides Out (also known as The Devil’s Bride) was not well received initially, but has become a highly... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Technologies of Hope

  

  Having an immediate family member with cancer means that you look for hope everywhere.  Those who’ve brushed up against this family of diseases hopefully know... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Planetary Thinking

  

  It’s Monday, and I’m feeling like a holiday.  Good thing it’s Earth Day.  Many businesses (who still don’t consider Earth Day important enough to make it a... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Poe’s Novel

  

  Certain authors, some great among them, excel at short stories. I know from personal experience that trying to publish a book of such stories is a very hard... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wolfing Hour

  

  It’s not that I didn’t grow up watching horror; it’s that I didn’t grow up watching horror in theaters. I’m sure Mom wouldn’t have had it, and besides, we... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Morte d’Author

  

  I recently learned of Roland Barthes’ essay, “The Death of the Author.”  Originally written in French, Wikipedia warns it’s not to be confused with Le Morte... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wondering Wailing

  

  You have to wonder, it seems to me, if the western, imperialistic gaze sometimes overcompensates for its past sins. We remain reluctant to say we don’t... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monopoly by Statute

  

  The Bible is an odd book.  It is foundational for the modern world, no matter how much we might want to deny it.  Even so it’s a strange book.  The King James... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Why Not Love?

  

  I learned a new word the other day: incel.  I’m not too proud to say that I had to look it up.  Although I’m on the internet quite a bit, I’m not really part... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• One Host

  

  I don’t want to seem an ungracious guest, but I don’t know if I met the right host. I really need to start keeping track of film dates as well as titles. I foun... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Best King

  

  I suspect most people have read one or two at least.  Most reading folk, that is.  I mean Stephen King novels.  He’s sure written plenty. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sodom Returns

  

  Somebody really ought to write a book.  It’s not me, but when new archaeological discoveries with large explanatory value emerge, they begin to paint an... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Haunted Life

  

  It’s funny what a difference that a few years can make. I can’t seem to recall from where I sourced my movies in the noughties. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eclipsing the Earth

  We need a new word.  One for the high an eclipse brings you.  I’m finding myself having difficulty coming down from it.  It seems so mundane to have to do... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Adulting

  

  Young professionals that I know often say adulting sucks.  Quite a bit of the time I tend to agree with them.  The 9-2-5 makes just getting along difficult, at... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eclipse 2024

  

  Eclipses.  They’re fully explainable.  Or are they?  Yesterday’s solar eclipse, with totality within driving distance of many Americans, led to an inexplicable... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Colorless Sunday

  

  Growing up, my Saturday afternoon horror movies were catch as catch can. I never really had a plan and I’m sure that there are several films I saw that I have... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY