Category: Culture

  • How to trade halloween candy

    OK, so this didn’t quite work for this weeks YouTube You Can Use, but its dang funny. Question: How many days go by before you start stealing your kids candy while they sleep? 

  • The desert & cultural exegesis

    Later this afternoon I’ll join 70 high school students and 20 other adults for the Encounter Men’s Retreat. This is my second year doing the retreat so this year I have a better idea of what to expect. Intense, respectful content that asks young men to lean into practical realities of walking with Jesus. A…

  • Turn up the love

    Like you, I’m shocked at the popularity of Haterade. a figurative drink representing a modality of thought. those who consume it are themselves consumed by the negativity which with they speak. ~ Urban Dictionary Word of the Day, July 26th 2005 It feels like Haterade is on sale all over Facebook and Twitter these days. People…

  • Teenagers are incapable… until they aren’t

    Gabrielle Douglas is 16 years old. This week she won 2 gold medals at the London Olympic games. She will be a junior in high school this year. Missy Franklin is 17 years old. She also won 2 gold medals in London and owns 2 world records. She’s entering her senior year in high school.…

  • The generation that won’t grow up

    The generation that brought you Friends, who embody extended adolescence in every way, are now seeking to eliminate the label of of middle age. Patricia Cohen, New York Times reporter and author of another new study of ageing, In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age, might not be overly sympathetic to Berkmann’s plight. The…

  • Yes, your wife is hot

    I’ve got a bone to pick with men who describe their wife as “hot” all the time. To me, it’s in the same category as the “I heart boobies” bracelets. It makes me cringe every time I see it or hear it. A few reasons why I don’t like it: It’s demeaning to your wife. If the…

  • Just Friends, No Benefits

    Kind of reminds me of the movie When Harry Met Sally. It seems some things in college life never change, right?

  • A brief history of sexting and the power of media manipulation

    Here’s a brief history of sexting. Some students got in trouble for sending sexually explicit pictures of another student around a school. Local news reported on it, after all it contained “teenagers” and “sex” in the same story. Brittany Spears must have been on vacation. In another town a similar case was reported. To make…

  • Snapshots from campus life

    Two moments at SDSU from last weekend… both are jaw-dropping crazy and deeply sad at the same time. 1. After the basketball game Friday night Megan (10) and I were walking through campus on our way home with a ton of underclassman. Two girls who seemed like new friends were chatting about why they chose…

  • Left alone, you are weird

    Our society celebrates the lone wolf. We have a unique ability to pin the success or failure of a group effort on an individual. Drew Brees led his team to a win. All Stephen Spielberg films are brilliant. Thomas Edison invented thousands of things. Barak Obama is the most powerful leader in the world. Bill…