Things You Used to Know
NOTE: In this post, I use a lot of CAPS LOCK. You may worry that this is because I am mad at you. It is.
A Saint for This Season
All human societies make heroes. Christians enjoy a cloud of witnesses to choose from—some ancient and some who bear the complexities of our own times.
I Have a Problem
Hello, my name is Matt and I’m a gearaholic.
The Late Twenties
Self-exploration and discovery don’t stop at the end of the twenties or upon graduation or after getting married or ever.
The Gang Causes Gabe Moral Unease
That is exactly what It’s Always Sunny manages to do; it takes the depravity we all hold in common and, with a little creativity and a lot of imagination, makes it feel oddly magical.
The Hero We Deserve
The raven knows that the world is no friend to the vulnerable, and so it finds as many ways as it can to diversify its armor, to outwit its prey, and to outlive its enemies.
I Want To Believe
Specifically, I want to suggest that irrespective of the cloak-and-dagger politics it portrays, The X-Files does an excellent job of exposing our secret pleasure in conspiracy theories.
What’s Next, Mandolin Lessons?
I went vegetarian almost six years ago. It started as a refusal to put my money into the meat industry and, once I lost the taste for burgers and sausages, it turned into a permanent habit.
A Dispatch from Cologne, 13 Months In
We joked about casseroles and politeness and the American Midwest. Then he asked me how I like Cologne.
Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned from a Drive-Thru
The woman in the white sedan will go home, call her best friend, and say: “I started crying in the drive-thru today, and they gave me extra napkins.”
