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Why I Loved Avatar

By Joshua Villines
Avatar Movie Poster

Critiques of the story of Avatar ignore the narrative priorities of the movie. Avatar succeeds brilliantly at what it attempts to accomplish, and it should be judged according to that… »

Favorite Quotes

By Joshua Villines
Guttenberg Bible - 1 John

I’ve kept a text file of favorite quotes on my PC since 1993. I’ve added surprisingly few quotes to the list in the ensuing years, but here they are: Asesino alevoso, enemigo del pueblo, y digno del escarnio de todos los hombres es todo aquĆ©l que, con el pretexto de guiar a las generaciones futuras,… »

Thoughts After Reading and Seeing Watchmen

By Joshua Villines
Watchmen Cast - Courtesy of Warner Brothers

The violence of Watchmen is secondary to its deconstruction of the idea of heroes in literature and comics, and seeing it with our son allowed me the opportunity to discuss important questions of good and evil, fear and peace, and morality with… »

25 Random Things About Me

By Joshua Villines
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My (illustrated) approach to the popular Facebook note topic. Turns out I’m quirky and strange. Who… »

The Great Bread Pan Experiment

By Joshua Villines
Back row: W-S Goldtouch, W-S Ceramic; Front Row: Faberware, Publix, Kroger

It turns out that you really do get what you pay for with bread… »

The Gospel Charge

By Joshua Villines

My summary of the nature of the good news of… »

Regarding Mercer and the GBC

By Joshua Villines

Mercer University is better off without any connection whatsoever to the Georgia Baptist… »