Christy Tennant

Christy Tennant is a writer and musician who also still acts every once in a while. She has contributed to Discipleship Journal, Pray, Bible Study Magazine, and Comment, and she blogs on ConversantLife.com. She holds (loosely) credits at two different colleges, which she hopes will not expire before she manages to graduate, probably in her next life. She takes the Staten Island ferry several times a week to get to her job on staff with International Arts Movement and lives in "the forgotten borough" with her dog, cat and a steady stream of visitors. You can read/hear/see more at www.christytennant.com.

The Forecast: A Counterfeit Memoir
About Everything You Know is True

“Religious novels make me uncomfortable, so I decided not to write one.”

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A Novice’s Approach to Viewing Art
and Thrust Projects’ UNHEIM

Simple steps to view and appreciate art with humility and understanding.

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The Dehumanization of
Sasha Grey

On Sasha Grey, Rolling Stone’s double standards, and the victimization of “self-actualized” women.

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Ten Things To Do During the
Recession Besides Getting a Nose Job

Some suggestions (and no-nos) for the recently unemployed.

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Nielsen Festival Seeks to
Rehumanize Piano Competitions

The founders of the Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival and Foundation hope that the students in their Festival will develop integrity, loyalty, honesty, dedication, selflessness, and – oh yeah – the highest level of competitive musicianship possible.

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Does Professional Journalism Matter Anymore?

The reports of journalism’s death are greatly exaggerated – but the landscape is changing.

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Top Ten Reasons Real Books
Are Better Than e-Books

The top ten reasons that e-books just can’t replace real books.

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Green Ogres and Other
Unfortunate Trends on Broadway

Reading the New York Times review of Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical” leads Christy Tennant to lament the latest trend on the Great White Way, film adaptations for stage and revivals. Where, she asks, are the new shows?

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Reflections on Norman Jean Roy’s
Traffik Exhibition Opening

Two very different approaches to the deadly serious topic of sex trafficking.

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Wax On, Wax Off: Reflections on The Karate Kid

When Christy is sick, she craves familiar movies she loved as a child. A recent chest infection kept her laid up for a few days, when she rediscovered one of her favorite movies of all time: The Karate Kid.

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