• The Black Box And Tasty Burgers

    The Black Box And Tasty Burgers

    You guys like technology, right?  Let’s talk about technology. Oh, so I’m a nerd now?  Well hold on just one buffalo-huntin’ minute.  Because this is not for nerds.  It’s for people like you that, you know, use the internet. Which you’re doing now by the way.  What’s that?  You got a text?  Go ahead and read it, I’ll wait. Hum-de-dummmmmm… [...]

  • Remember? Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

    Remember? Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

    There are a few albums that changed my personal trajectory when it came to music. The first and maybe the more important to me personally was Ryan Adams’ “Heartbreaker.” Growing up I was given a steady diet of 70′s classic rock. The first CD I ever purchased with my own money was Boston’s Greatest Hits.  I have very distinct memories [...]

  • Mad Men and the history of rock & roll.

    Mad Men and the history of rock & roll.

    I watch Mad Men like the rest of America. Or I watch Mad Men with a percentage of people that still doesn’t come close to Two and Half Men. Either way, I watch it. I watch it for the same reasons that you probably do. I watch it because I think the suits and the men in them look dapper. [...]

  • Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

    Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

    Recently, I went to a screening of the film Budrus at Fuller Seminary, a documentary about a Palestinian peace movement in the West Bank. Glen Stassen, the author of the controversial letter to Christian Zionists published in Christianity Today, spoke after the film about the injustice and necessity for Christian activism. This is part of a movement of socially active [...]

  • The Wardrobe Every Man Wants… (Or At Least Should Want)

    The Wardrobe Every Man Wants… (Or At Least Should Want)

    As much as I love reading The Public Queue, the “fashion” section of the blog seems quite sad and neglected.  Being an aspiring fashion photographer and consider myself to be an amateur fashionmonger, I figure I’d take it into my own hands and contribute. Now the title of this may be misleading, as there are probably many men who would [...]

  • Does Jesus Care Whom I Frag? (WWJF)

    Does Jesus Care Whom I Frag? (WWJF)

    As I was writing a paper for my Theology and Media Culture in my last quarter at Fuller Theological Seminary, I came across an interesting idea. What if I am held accountable to the people that I have killed inside video games? What if I am held accountable to the actions that I do inside of a virtual world? Is [...]

  • Let’s Talk It Out: Conversation in an Age of Texting

    Let’s Talk It Out: Conversation in an Age of Texting

    In an age of insanely awesome technological breakthroughs, advanced software systems, social media networking, the newest and latest technological “toy” in the market, and so on and so forth, it begs the questions, “What do we do with all of this technology?” Or, maybe you’re asking more intellectual and cognitive questions, such as, “How will technology shift how we communicate [...]

  • Imagination & Action

    Imagination & Action

    (This is part 2 of Stephen’s series on Debt. Part 1 is here.) One day when Nasruddin was left in charge of the local tea-house, the king and some retainers, who had been hunting nearby, stopped in for breakfast. “Do you have quail eggs?”  asked the king. “I’m sure I can find some,” answered Nasruddin. The king ordered an omelet [...]

  • They’re Back

    They’re Back

    Mad Men is back. And so is the hype. And it is good. If you’re already “over it” then skip this post. The information I’m about to provide will only serve to make you roll your eyes. Whatever. Haters gonna hate. For those of us who have been anticipating the gorgeous, moody cast’s return to AMC since 2010 (or, perhaps [...]

  • Silent Easter in the Global Village

    Silent Easter in the Global Village

    It is not a new idea that we are being inundated by stuff. There is so much going on that quite literally I cannot keep up with it. I have an iPhone. This is an incredible piece of technology. The amount of connectivity that it allows for me to maintain is unreal. I can check my facebook, email, twitter, linkedin, pinterest, [...]

 

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/ May 19, 2012 10:00 am

What We Did this Week: May 14-18

Facebook went public and everyone made a philosophical metaphor joke about “public” on facebook. People are graduating from things, mostly school. Donna Summer died. Conan went on Letterman and they talked about antiquing…and a little incident that they have in common. Here’s what we did this week: I am proud to introduce you to our new tech writer, here is his inaugural post. There [...]

/ May 18, 2012 10:23 am

Facebook finally gets the recognition they deserve.

Facebook has the potential make make Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth something equivalent to Scrooge McDuck. The facebook IPO has been in the news this week with everyone predicting BIG things or a colossal failure. Another example of the dotcom bubble. Who can really say? Either way it s happening today and it is worth your time and attention because of the facebook’s [...]

/ May 18, 2012 9:30 am

Do Cute Kids Like Dub-Step?

Ever wonder what kids think of dub-step? So, wait, you DON’T ask those kinds of questions?  Anyways, maybe you have wondered what children think of the growing genre. I hope this video helps. via Vice

/ May 17, 2012 8:36 am

On The Road movie is here.

Many of us probably read Jack Kerouac’s book “On the Road” in high school as required reading. I have a love/hate relationship with this concept. I love the idea of introducing kids in their development to the ideas contained with Kerouac’s book. However, what 16 year old is read for the themes and changing of the culture of the 1957? [...]

/ May 17, 2012 8:30 am

The Black Box And Tasty Burgers

You guys like technology, right?  Let’s talk about technology. Oh, so I’m a nerd now?  Well hold on just one buffalo-huntin’ minute.  Because this is not for nerds.  It’s for people like you that, you know, use the internet. Which you’re doing now by the way.  What’s that?  You got a text?  Go ahead and read it, I’ll wait. Hum-de-dummmmmm… [...]

/ May 16, 2012 8:19 am

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO, Bridge Burner

Marky-Mark Zuckerberg turned 28 this week. The creator of Facebook has come a long way  from coding in a dorm room at Harvard University to his rise to the top of the social networking world. Turns out Zuckerberg is not only a powerful CEO, but – from the testimony of many of his (former) partners – also a big, big [...]

/ May 16, 2012 8:00 am

Remember? Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

There are a few albums that changed my personal trajectory when it came to music. The first and maybe the more important to me personally was Ryan Adams’ “Heartbreaker.” Growing up I was given a steady diet of 70′s classic rock. The first CD I ever purchased with my own money was Boston’s Greatest Hits.  I have very distinct memories [...]

/ May 15, 2012 9:24 am

The Future of Education

“The Only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.” -Benjamin Franklin Education is changing. Schools are now giving away their courses on line for free. I’m not talking about schools like Bob’s College in Florence, South Carolina. I’m talking about Harvard, Yale and MIT. Yea, those guys. These schools are growing more and more aware of the power of the [...]

/ May 15, 2012 6:33 am

Baby Genius On Today Show Has To Go Potty… NOW!

Emmelyn Roettger is Mensa’s newest member. If you’re like me (common folk) you probably have no idea what Mensa is. Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Oh yeah, Emmelyn is 3 years old by the way. As you can imagine, people are losing their minds over this girl’s place in Mensa. But as Emmelyn [...]

/ May 15, 2012 6:01 am

The Director Strikes Back

George Lucas a long time ago, in a galaxy far… wait, just a long time ago, created the monumentally popular science fiction movie franchise “Star Wars.” Fans adored him, but since that time he’s become quite the polarizing figure among (predominantly) fans of the films with each new Star Wars release. Now, I’m not the biggest Star Wars nerd (I [...]