Archive for February, 2010
First they came…
By 1945, in Nazi-occupied Europe, two thirds of its Jewish population – men, women and children – were murdered. “First they came …” is a popular poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. [...]
The evolution of vampirism
There has been a modern revival of vampirism in recent years. Although AIDS has put a dampener on sucking your girlfriend’s blood, no one can deny there is a growing subculture which embracing everything vampish, and its popularity has spilled over into mainstream pop-culture. What is modern-day vampirism? Simply, the party by night, sleep by [...]
The love of the telling?
There are many concepts addressed in C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce that are extremely insightful, if not equally controversial. (Read the flannelgraph review here). I admit to being only an amateur musician, focusing mostly on writing songs for use in congregational worship, but I find Lewis’ insight into the motivations of the ‘Christian’ artist [...]
Tunnels under Albert Park
Albert Park is a beautiful and serene park situated in the centre of downtown Auckland, a reprieve from busy city life and frequented by many suit-and-tie guys and students on their lunch-breaks each day. Albert Park was originally the site of the Albert Barracks, one of Auckland’s early European military fortifications, which was converted into [...]
I am a singing at the party…
The latest movie to grace my best-movies-of-all-time list is a film that exudes intelligence, high drama, phenomenal acting and a deeply spiritual message… Nacho Libre. Some movies have the magical ability to get better with each viewing and Nacho Libre is definitely one of these. Especially when the whole family watches it multiple times. Then [...]
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