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I know I’m a few years late on this one, but as history’s longest running science fiction TV series becomes even more of a cultural phenomenon, I thought I’d offer a critical perspective on what makes Doctor Who significant to classically minded people. A quick disclaimer: Classical Conversations is not in...
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doot de doot doot doot doot doo, do de doot doot doot doot doo, de-de-doot, doot de doot doot doo-doot doo-de-doo, do de doot doot doot, de doo-di da doo-di, de doot. That is my typographical interpretation of the Shire music from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. It...
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Date Night falls in the middle of the week. My husband and I make it a priority so we can withdraw from our businesses and enjoy some experience in common. This week we went to a theater to watch Won’t Back Down. It tells the story of two mothers who fight...
Read the Full ArticleI often hear from Classical Conversations families that there are not many family-friendly movies these days. So when one comes across my desk, I like to tell you about it. I recently received a screener’s copy of a new movie, Last Ounce of Courage. It was not produced by one of...
Read the Full ArticleIf you have read my short biographical description or visited my website, you probably know my leanings. For many of the ‘X’ generation, college was just what we did after high school. College opened up the spectrum of jobs available to us. College ensured we would earn higher wages...
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All good classical educators know about Susan Wise-Bauer’s book, The Well-Trained Mind. We would love to do everything she recommends, but before we can achieve a well-trained mind, I propose we begin with The Well-Made Bed. I mentioned this at dinner with some fellow Classical Conversations moms. Everyone was talking about...
Read the Full ArticleHollywood is now well into an age of remakes. Almost every big movie that comes out is based on a comic book, novel, video game, or prior movie. I used to think that this was because “they’re running out of ideas,” but as it continues, I have discovered reason...
Read the Full ArticleA Book Review of James Nickel’s Mathematics: Is God Silent? Mathematics: Is God Silent? is an investigation into the history and nature of mathematics, as well as an extensive study of the question of its ultimate source—that which gives mathematics all its meaning. The author, James Nickel, meticulously demonstrates that this...
Read the Full ArticleI do not like it when people say a movie is boring. What they mean when they say it is boring is that they are not able to focus their attention on the movie. This is quite a different thing from the movie being boring or otherwise. When people...
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This past spring we had the privilege to partner with Grace Hill Media and The Homeschool Movie Club on their new movie Dolphin Tale. We were really excited to partner with them, but cautious as we needed to make sure it was a movie that we could get behind....
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There is a period of craziness in my house between summer vacation and the start of the school year when I try to get organized. My school room is in what is supposed to be the formal dining room. Unfortunately, it is right by the front door so anyone...
Read the Full ArticleI never thought I would read a book entitled How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One; even less did I think I would enjoy one. Yet, here I am and I can do no other. Stanley Fish writes a book in which he introduces the sentence as...
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