Joshua Gibbs

For A Snow Day: January (A Playlist)

Top 10 Records Of 2021

10. Spencer (original motion picture soundtrack), Johnny Greenwood 9. Old Friends New Friends, Nils Frahm 8. L’amour hélas, Clio 7. The Quiet Drift, Hollie Kenniff 6. Mercy, Natalie Bergman 5. Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top, Jarvis Cocker 4. Rams, Brian Eno 3. Shade, Grouper 2. Blue Weekend, Wolf Alice 1. Promises, Floating Points and the London SymphonyContinue reading “Top 10 Records Of 2021”

Top 5 Films Of 2021

5. The Power of the Dog 4. Locked Down 3. The French Dispatch 2. Licorice Pizza Spencer

Six Years

Tomorrow, for the sixth year in a row, I will be watching The Grand Budapest Hotel on New Year’s Day. Consider joining me in this important R-rated tradition.

Can/Will Happen To You, Too

What happens when you’re famous and conservative and let your kids have social media accounts? Ask Ted Cruz.

The Last Day Of The Year: A SometimesGibbs Playlist

This one is marked collaborative, so after you get the vibe, feel free to add to it.

Gibbs At the Jefferson

View: reading the paper in the lobby of the Jefferson on the last day of the year.

A Matter Of (Christmas) Taste

The Enduring Appeal Of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

“A Charlie Brown Christmas insists the problem is not with Christmas, but with us. Christmas doesn’t need to be fixed. We do. While we tend to remember all the comments about ‘commercialism’ made in the film, in the end, A Charlie Brown Christmas asks those who complain about Christmas commercialism to quit soapboxing and sing aContinue reading “The Enduring Appeal Of “A Charlie Brown Christmas””

The Megachurching Of Classical Christian Education

“The average megachurch talks constantly about ‘taking over this town for Jesus.’ It’s a large scale cultural project with returns that can be easily measured. And the megachurch model is (apparently) successful, at least in the short run, which is what tempts classical Christian schools to borrow the megachurch ethos, aesthetics, and business model.” -fromContinue reading “The Megachurching Of Classical Christian Education”