Patrol is an independent daily journal for young post- evangelical writers to explore their interactions with art, culture, politics, and technology. We are based in New York City and have contributors worldwide.
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1. "The Flabby Body of Christ," by Stephen W. Simpson
Church is boring and unbiblical. How can we fix it?
2. "Get Over It," by The Editors
It's time to stop hoping evangelicalism can be salvaged.
3. "How I Became Agnostic," by Tim Raveling
You can't have faith and reason at the same time. I had to choose.
4. "Switchfoot, Hello Hurricane Review," by Josh Cacopardo
Switchfoot's pleasant return is everything we expect them to be.
5. "Letters, Hipper-Than-Thou Edition," by The Editors
Readers write back on evangelicalism, swearing, and our editorial direction.
6. "The Man Downstairs," by Nathan Martin
An interview with David Bazan.
7. "Carrie Prejean, Victim No Matter What" by Sharon Pelletier
Following Carrie Prejean's victim tour.
8. "Answer the Question, Carrie," by Alisa Harris
Conservative women destroy their own images by refusing to answer simple questions.
9. "Jennifer Knapp Was Too Good for Us," by David Sessions
Jennifer Knapp was the best of her time.
10. "Toward a Theory of Tea Parties," by David Sessions
What do the tea partiers really want?
Church is boring and unbiblical. How can we fix it?
2. "Get Over It," by The Editors
It's time to stop hoping evangelicalism can be salvaged.
3. "How I Became Agnostic," by Tim Raveling
You can't have faith and reason at the same time. I had to choose.
4. "Switchfoot, Hello Hurricane Review," by Josh Cacopardo
Switchfoot's pleasant return is everything we expect them to be.
5. "Letters, Hipper-Than-Thou Edition," by The Editors
Readers write back on evangelicalism, swearing, and our editorial direction.
6. "The Man Downstairs," by Nathan Martin
An interview with David Bazan.
7. "Carrie Prejean, Victim No Matter What" by Sharon Pelletier
Following Carrie Prejean's victim tour.
8. "Answer the Question, Carrie," by Alisa Harris
Conservative women destroy their own images by refusing to answer simple questions.
9. "Jennifer Knapp Was Too Good for Us," by David Sessions
Jennifer Knapp was the best of her time.
10. "Toward a Theory of Tea Parties," by David Sessions
What do the tea partiers really want?
1. "Not Doing it," by Jon Busch
In the attempt to stop premarital sex, evangelicals have tried to out-obsess popular culture. It’s time to try something else.
2. "Thrown to the Zombies," by Steven Rybicki
The grotesque cannibalization of Michael Jackson.
3. "They're Getting Prettier," by Joel Pavelski
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince steps up the visuals and the hormones.
4. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," by John Wofford
Jane Austen’s society-dissecting spirit lives.
5. "The Inevitable Apostasy of David Bazan," by Joel Hartse
The non-CCM apologist who lit the way for a generation of sad dudes with honest doubts—who still made it to church every Sunday—quietly left his little corner of the fold.
6. "The Madness Myth," by Peter Jackson
What the failed negotiations of nine U.S. presidents should tell us about North Korea.
7. "No Country for Real Movies," by Scott York
Michael Bay's Transformers encapsulates everything artificial about American culture.
8. "Wilco, Wilco (The Album)," by Timothy Zila
As the title might suggest, Wilco is primarily focused on repeating itself.
9. "Jars of Clay, The Long Fall Back to Earth," by David Sessions
Jars of Clay may be as good as Christian bands come. But do they matter?
10. "Letter from a Fireworks Stand," by Jennifer Olmstead
There’s one day each year when shirtless America enters the wide world of commerce.
In the attempt to stop premarital sex, evangelicals have tried to out-obsess popular culture. It’s time to try something else.
2. "Thrown to the Zombies," by Steven Rybicki
The grotesque cannibalization of Michael Jackson.
3. "They're Getting Prettier," by Joel Pavelski
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince steps up the visuals and the hormones.
4. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," by John Wofford
Jane Austen’s society-dissecting spirit lives.
5. "The Inevitable Apostasy of David Bazan," by Joel Hartse
The non-CCM apologist who lit the way for a generation of sad dudes with honest doubts—who still made it to church every Sunday—quietly left his little corner of the fold.
6. "The Madness Myth," by Peter Jackson
What the failed negotiations of nine U.S. presidents should tell us about North Korea.
7. "No Country for Real Movies," by Scott York
Michael Bay's Transformers encapsulates everything artificial about American culture.
8. "Wilco, Wilco (The Album)," by Timothy Zila
As the title might suggest, Wilco is primarily focused on repeating itself.
9. "Jars of Clay, The Long Fall Back to Earth," by David Sessions
Jars of Clay may be as good as Christian bands come. But do they matter?
10. "Letter from a Fireworks Stand," by Jennifer Olmstead
There’s one day each year when shirtless America enters the wide world of commerce.
Hello from New York!
Well, the new Patrol is finally here - new city, new site, new sections. We hope you enjoy looking around to find everything that's new, but here's a quick overview:
The Arts covers music, film, TV, and media. The Times covers news, politics, and culture. The City covers New York City life, stories, and happenings. The Scanner, our good old blog, will bring daily tidbits of crucial (okay, not-so-crucial) information. The Memo is your daily required reading, with stories from the morning print papers, the best of the web, and everything you must know about in NYC. Video Patrol is back; it's our daily selection of the funniest (or lamest) video on the internet. To keep up with it all, check out our new Feeds section, where you can have your favorite content beamed right to your feed reader.
Of course, we appreciate your patience as we get the new site out of its infancy and into full, multi-browser-compatible adulthood. (One tip we'll tell you right now: get Firefox 3 and it'll look a whole lot better). We're working on the kinks, but please do send us feedback or problems you spot.
And as always, we want to hear your feedback on the whole shebang. So please email me at editor@patrolmag.com with your thoughts, feedback, and ideas. Stay tuned—we've got some great stuff planned for September.
Enjoy!
David Sessions
Editor in Chief
Well, the new Patrol is finally here - new city, new site, new sections. We hope you enjoy looking around to find everything that's new, but here's a quick overview:
The Arts covers music, film, TV, and media. The Times covers news, politics, and culture. The City covers New York City life, stories, and happenings. The Scanner, our good old blog, will bring daily tidbits of crucial (okay, not-so-crucial) information. The Memo is your daily required reading, with stories from the morning print papers, the best of the web, and everything you must know about in NYC. Video Patrol is back; it's our daily selection of the funniest (or lamest) video on the internet. To keep up with it all, check out our new Feeds section, where you can have your favorite content beamed right to your feed reader.
Of course, we appreciate your patience as we get the new site out of its infancy and into full, multi-browser-compatible adulthood. (One tip we'll tell you right now: get Firefox 3 and it'll look a whole lot better). We're working on the kinks, but please do send us feedback or problems you spot.
And as always, we want to hear your feedback on the whole shebang. So please email me at editor@patrolmag.com with your thoughts, feedback, and ideas. Stay tuned—we've got some great stuff planned for September.
Enjoy!
David Sessions
Editor in Chief
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