The Social Network: Believing the Truth in a False Story—I Like November 7, 2010 at 11:14 am, by Jonah Rank Two Thursday nights ago (October 28), I finally got around to seeing The Social Network. I thought it was an unbelievable film—fantastically told, and a story that I could hardly believe—and I loved it. While …
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Is Bruce Springsteen’s “Life Itself” In the Bible? August 11, 2011 at 12:58 am, by Jonah Rank Lately, I’ve been trying to get into the Boss. Which is why you might see a bunch of posts about Springsteen coming up. Anyway, if only one song on his 2009 album Working On a Dream stands out …
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Catch Me If You Can (The Musical): Don’t Break the Rules March 31, 2011 at 11:54 am, by Jonah Rank Last night I spilled ketchup all over my floor—probably because I shouldn’t have been dancing to Warren Zevon’s music while eating a veggie burger. That and I also shouldn’t have tried eating the veggie burger …
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Fitz & The Tantrums Are “Pickin’ Up the Pieces,” But Why? September 5, 2011 at 2:02 am, by Jonah Rank I think “punk motown” is how Mark Hoppus described Fitz & The Tantrums, and that’s why I bought their album Pickin’ Up the Pieces. The title track of their debut CD is a gem. Co-written …
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“Karn Evil 9” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Come And See Our Selves May 14, 2011 at 1:57 pm, by Jonah Rank It’s a little bit of a silly song, but when you’re in 6th grade and are looking for some mad keyboard skills, “Karn Evil 9” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer ain’t too shabby. …
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Wall-E: Creation, Repairing the World, and the Re-Creation of the World November 14, 2010 at 1:15 pm, by Jonah Rank A week and a half ago, I watched Wall-E again for the first time in about a year—or maybe two years. It’s a movie that, ever since the first time I saw it, has always …
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The Muppets and Israel: Community and Responsibility December 13, 2011 at 1:20 am, by Jonah Rank Since it was released in Israel on Thursday, seeing The Muppets on Thursday evening means I’m one of the first people in the country who got to see it! But, that’s not so important… Anyway, last week, TV personality …
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Entering “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Alpocalypse With the Right Kavvanah June 15, 2011 at 10:58 pm, by Jonah Rank Yesterday, I heard two great pieces of news: 1) My copy of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s new CD, Alpocalypse, has now been shipped! 2) I can listen to a streaming version of it for free! My response to …
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Imagining Heschel: Imagining the Other, Imagining the Self December 9, 2010 at 4:39 pm, by Jonah Rank On November 10, I had the opportunity to go with a friend to see Imagining Heschel, starring Richard Dreyfuss as Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rinde Eckert as Cardinal Augustin Bea. A few words on Heschel: he was a …
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An Evening With the Scottsboro Boys, John Kander, and the Resurrection of Fred Ebb October 25, 2010 at 10:30 am, by Jonah Rank On Thursday night, I had the opportunity to see The Scottsboro Boys, the newest musical by songwriting-team John Kander and Fred Ebb. You might know their names from the shows Chicago and …
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