Of Other Things

Traces of The Transcendent

by Bill McGarvey February 23, 2016

Belief is less about mystical knowledge than about noticing.

Faith, Of Other Things

Growing into an adult understanding of God

by Bill McGarvey January 7, 2016

I believe in a God who speaks to us as adults through beauty and truth.

Music

Sinatra’s Century: The legacy of a tough guy with a heartbreaking voice

by Bill McGarvey November 24, 2015

Sinatra invites us to participate in an act of the imagination in which we are aware of our limitations and yet, at the same time, believe that we are not defined by them.

Of Other Things

Deep, Dark Truthful Memoir

by Bill McGarvey October 29, 2015

Costello spares us the rock star stories for more substantial revelations.

Of Other Things

Data-Determinism

by Bill McGarvey September 16, 2015

Metrics and efficiency have become the lifeblood of our technocracy.

LAST CALL. Castmembers salute Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" on August 6.

Television

Our Moment of Zen: Saying Goodbye to Jon Stewart

by Bill McGarvey September 2, 2015

Few things can humble me more quickly than a brief trip to the Home Depot. I recently found myself lost among the store’s countless plumbing supplies, and when I sought the help of an employee, he looked at me with what appeared to be the disgust of an English professor being asked to spell ca