Momentum by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2001 solo debut, a bright mix of hip hop and pop rock that I only found years later and now return to often.
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Posts related to America and American culture.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), directed by Carlos Saldanha, takes the herd underground into a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is about to become a father and worries about everything.
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The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
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The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
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Consumed by Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture's 2009 live album is long-form, hunger-driven worship led by Kim Walker-Smith's soaring voice.
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The Tristan Betrayal by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Tristan Betrayal, agent Stephen Metcalfe infiltrates WWII Moscow to sway a German general against invading Russia, rekindling a romance with ballerina Lana amid Nazi pursuits and betrayals.
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The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.
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The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a DNA computer after a lab explosion in Paris.
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The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol, banker Ben Hartman and agent Anna Navarro uncover a WWII-era cabal, Sigma, manipulating world events through assassinations and age-reversal tech.
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I'll Lead You Home by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 1995 release, craft and polish in every chorus. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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WALL·E
WALL·E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, follows a small robot left on Earth. Ben Burtt voices WALL·E with beeps and charm. He stacks trash and collects odd things. Elissa Knight acts as EVE, the sleek probe who drops from space.
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The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.
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The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Prometheus Deception, retired Directorate agent Nick Bryson learns his covert career was a lie, manipulated by a rogue agency.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, follows the zoo animals as they leave Madagascar and crash land on the African mainland. Ben Stiller voices Alex the lion, who finds the pride he was taken from as a cub.
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The Hades Factor by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
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The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.
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Hello Love by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2008 worship album turns plain songs of praise outward, toward the city and the wider world.
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To Know That You're Alive by Kutless
Kutless return to a harder rock sound on their 2008 album, with loud guitars and songs about doubt and rescue.
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The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), directed by Paul Greengrass, ends the chase for Jason Bourne. Matt Damon plays Bourne with steel will and split-second moves. He jumps from London to Madrid. Joan Allen acts as Pamela Landy, the agent who shifts sides.
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The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Scorpio Illusion, set in the early 1990s, Amaya Bajaratt, a brilliant but ruthless terrorist known as the Baj, seeks revenge against the world’s superpowers for personal and political betrayals.
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The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004), directed by Paul Greengrass, picks up with Jason Bourne in hiding. Matt Damon plays Bourne with quiet rage and fast hands. He lives in India with Marie. Franka Potente acts as Marie, his light that burns short.
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Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 5 July 1989 to 14 May 1998. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created it. Jerry Seinfeld plays a version of himself, a stand-up comedian in New York City, surrounded by three friends who make everything harder than it needs to be.
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The Road to Omaha by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Road to Omaha, the hilarious sequel to The Road to Gandolfo, General MacKenzie Hawkins, the wild and wacky “Hawk,” is back with another crazy plan.
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The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (2002), directed by Doug Liman, follows a man pulled from the sea with no name. Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne with sharp eyes and quick moves. He wakes on a boat. Two bullets sit in his back.
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