Author Archives: Steve-O

In a video tribute to Graham in 2005, Bono said: “At a time when religion seems so often to get in the way of God’s work With its shopping mall sales pitch and its bumper sticker reductionism I give thanks … Continue reading →

Confession: I’ve got a bit of a twin obsession with both Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) and Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine). Found this story and photoshoot in W Magazine to be very interesting. Alix Browne, W Magazine: But last September, … Continue reading →

By Joanna Robinson, Vanity Fair An Africa-set tale, and the first Marvel Studios effort to star anyone but a white man, Black Panther is set to upend expectations as well as box-office records. The film’s biggest surprise, however, is still … Continue reading →

By Tish Harrison Warren Today, on Valentine’s Day, while the world is bedecked with schmaltzy red and pink hearts, I will stand before kneeling members of my congregation and tell them that they are going to die. This, without a … Continue reading →

By Ann Powers In 1947, a white Southern musical entrepreneur named Lee Roy Abernathy made a move that shook up churchgoing America – and the sound of popular music. That winter, the Georgia-born pianist and songwriter went into an Atlanta … Continue reading →

By Steve Beard The art world is in a high-dollar tizzy after a controversial Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus sold for nearly half a billion dollars. The mid-November auction “saw a tense 20 minute battle between at least six … Continue reading →

By Steve Beard  For three years, they were ultimately voyaging back home. Along the way, they circumnavigated the globe – without so much as a compass. The crew of the Hokule’a, a 62-foot-long Polynesian sailing canoe, traversed more than 40,000 … Continue reading →

On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy, and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, I can tell you that at the root of our modern holiday … Continue reading →