Mar 31, 2015 Best of Opus Interviews Finding a Path Through the Wilderness: An Interview with Makeup & Vanity Set Makeup & Vanity Set’s Matthew Pusti discusses his new album’s origins, its accompanying short film, the legacy of the ’80s, and much more.
Mar 25, 2015 Movies Nerdery Pop Culture The Empire Destroys Some Rebel Scum in This Tie Fighter Fan Film An incredible work of fandom that pays tribute to classic “Star Wars” as well as vintage anime titles like “Robotech.”
Mar 25, 2015 Reading Reading: Christ and Pop Culture, Faith & Family Films, Perd Hapley, Kendrick Lamar, Martial Arts Comedy, and More Also: Getting offended at college, thoughtful communication, evangelical fiction’s hypocrisy, surviving movie bar fights, and more.
Mar 25, 2015 Music Candy, Darling? by The Shroud (Review) An interesting glimpse of the earlier days of a band currently enjoying a renaissance.
Mar 21, 2015 Music I Will Gladly March in Mew’s Snow Brigade There’s something ridiculously awesome about my favorite Mew moment.
Mar 20, 2015 Music Disasters by Carlos Forster (Review) Disasters isn’t just Forster’s most experimental release to date; it’s also one of his best and most emotional.
Mar 17, 2015 Burnt Toast Vinyl Is Giving Scaterd Few’s Sin Disease a 25th Anniversary Reissue Scaterd Few’s blistering debut may be one of the greatest Christian albums that nobody seems to know about.
Mar 16, 2015 Reading Reading: Kanye West, “Blurred Lines,” Bill Watterson, CIA iPhone Hacking, DuckTales, Loving Uncool Songs, and More Also: The trouble with David Bazan, website URLs suck, Japanese web design trends, super-pricey vinyl, the right way to read Narnia, and fixing Spotify.
Mar 14, 2015 Music Mood by Noah (Review) The sort of downtempo music that’s best listened to when you’re too tired to stay awake but not tired enough to go to bed yet.
Mar 11, 2015 Music Listen to Two Songs from Mew’s Upcoming Album The band’s upcoming album — their “most versatile yet” — will be released on April 27.
Mar 4, 2015 Reading Reading: Mr. Spock RIP, Agent Carter, Power Rangers Go Dark, Synth-Pop Primer, Celebrating Husker Football, and More Also, celebrating ‘M*A*S*H,’ the nerdiness of ‘Parks and Recreation,’ the mix tape’s legacy, and more.