Andy Whitman’s Christmas Playlist
Nobody I know writes about music with more passion, personality, and insight than Andy Whitman. And here he is with a Christmas playlist.
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Steve Taylor’s Christmas Playlist
It is a thrill for me to share this Christmas playlist from one of my heroes for more than 30 years of artmaking.
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Author Robert Clark’s Christmas Playlist
You may know the name Robert Clark because of his celebrated writing. Since I pay attention to his recommendations in almost everything, I knew that I wanted to include his Christmas playlist in this series.
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Christmas, Calling, Carols, and #Ferguson: Jeff Keuss Hosts a Conversation with Rev. Richard Dahlstrom, Dr. Brian Bantum, Anna Miller, and Myself (with Music from Eric Miller)
What can we learn from Mary, the mother of Christ, that can help us understand what is happening in Ferguson?
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Poet Tania Runyan’s Christmas Playlist
The author of How to Write a Poem shows us how to make a Christmas playlist.
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Andy Crouch’s Christmas Playlist
Our guest DJ for some Christmas music: The author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling and Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.
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Author Shannon Huffman Polson’s Christmas Playlist
A Christmas playlist from the author of North of Hope.
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Novelist A.S. Peterson’s Christmas Playlist
A Christmas playlist from adventure novelist and Rabbit Room editor A. S. Peterson...
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The Fault in Our Stars (2014): First Impressions
If I were struggling with cancer, I suspect this movie would come across as punch in the gut.
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Agents of Future’s Christmas Playlist
Ready for another Christmas playlist? This one's full of surprises.
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Over the Rhine’s Christmas Playlist
Here now, is what Over the Rhine would play for you if you asked to hear something besides their own extraordinary Christmas recordings...
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Coyote Hunting at Christmas with Linford Detweiler
In this, my fourth Looking Closer conversation with Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine, we talked about the stories behind the songs on the band's third "Reality Christmas" album, Blood Oranges in the Snow.
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Alissa Wilkinson’s Christmas Playlist
When inquiring of my favorite writers and artists about the Christmas music that means the most to them, I turned habitually to someone I tend to ask for recommendations in almost everything.
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Looking Elsewhere: Dec. 4, 2014
Here are a few recent distractions and discoveries from elsewhere on the web that gave me fleeting moments of relief from the storms of a Bad News Week.
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Ashley Cleveland’s Christmas Playlist
Our Christmas Playlist Party continues! Here's one of the most soulful musicians I've ever had the pleasure of seeing live: Grammy award-winning gospel singer Ashley Cleveland.
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Joe Henry’s Christmas Playlist
Our first Christmas Playlist Party host? Please welcome Grammy award-winning producer, poet, and musician Joe Henry, whose new album "Invisible Hour" is, at this writing, my favorite record of 2014 and the one I have played most often.
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Cinematic States Contest Winner
Last week, I invited you to tell us which movie best captures the character of your home territory. The winner would receive a signed copy of the book "Cinematic States," Gareth Higgins' thought-provoking tour of the U.S.A. by the way it is revealed through its movies. Whose name did I draw from the hat?
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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet
(now the ears of my ears awake andnow the eyes of my eyes are opened)
– e. e. cummings, “i thank You God for most this amazing”