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Jim & Amy Spiegel
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Dairy Queen Deserts and Christmas Disappointments
Many years ago, when it was just Jim and I (it actually seems more like a lifetime ago), we took a second honeymoon tour of the Southwest. We drove through Louisiana and then Texas, visiting friends and family along the … Continue reading
Want to Get Rich? Major in Philosophy!
A recent PayScale Inc. study on college graduates across the disciplines revealed some surprising facts about the earning power of a Philosophy degree. Fifty different bachelors’ degrees were compared in terms of average incomes for recent graduates and for those a … Continue reading
Snapshots
Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new. Domestic films and foreign too. The Fallen Idol and Daisy Kenyon — Both of these films date from the late 1940s and are fair to midland as far as quality. … Continue reading
Faith, Film, and Philosophy
The other day I received some good news from one of my publishers, InterVarsity Press. The book I co-edited with Doug Geivett last year, Faith, Film, and Philosophy, is going into a second printing. This is gratifying because it means … Continue reading
Moral Silver Linings in a Dark Economic Cloud
Like the worst of rubber-neckers passing a twenty car pile up on the interstate, I have watched our nation’s recent economic turmoil with a strange mixture of sorrow, fear and (here comes the strange part) relief. I feel genuine sorrow … Continue reading
Spiegel’s Pick for Band of the Year
I recall reading a review of the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead in which the writer gushed about the lyrical genius of their front man—a very young Steven Patrick Morrissey. The reviewer’s closing line stuck with me, because … Continue reading
