They've Still Got It

The New Kids on the Block are back, and from the looks of it, they still have the magic touch with the ladies. I have to say, though, that their dancing skills are much worse than I remember. Their choreographed dance at the end of the video is lousy. I think we did more complicated combinations in our N'Sync lip syncs at our BYU ward talent shows. At least they brought back their signature sweeping wave of the arms to go with their all-white suits. Classic.

Book Review: By the Hand of Mormon

I just finished reading "By the Hand of Mormon" by Terryl Givens, and I highly recommend it to all Musingian readers. It is a fascinating and well-crafted reflection on the Book of Mormon. Givens is an English scholar and academic, so this book certainly has a scholarly/academic bent to it, but I think Givens does a good job of still making it accessible. Givens reviews a lot of recent scholarship on the Book of Mormon, which is really interesting, and he adds a lot of his own insights that are . . . well, insightful. My review can't do it justice, but I hope you will take my advice and read it. It is well worth it.