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Anthony Minghella, director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain, suffered a fatal hemorrage today at the age of 54. Here’s the article from The New York Times. Anthony Minghella, Director, Dies Read more
Anthony Minghella, director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain, suffered a fatal hemorrage today at the age of 54. Here’s the article from The New York Times. Anthony Minghella, Director, Dies Read more
Thanks to Andy Karlson for pointing out this hilarious comic from Salon. Read more
The Big Lebowski‘s celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. If, like me, you can’t get enough of the greatest comedy ever made, if not one of the greatest films (although I doubt El Duderino is big on lists), share your favorite moment or quote. One of mine: The Big Lebowski: Are you employed, sir? The Dude: Employed? The Big Lebowski: You don’t go out looking for a job dressed like that? On a weekday? The Dude: Is this a… what... Read more
As the previous post makes clear, religion and media interact in contemporary culture in complex ways. Not only does media struggle to represent religion, religious folk face the often daunting task of participating in a media culture that does not understand their value system or directly contradicts it. If Henry Jenkins can analyze convergence culture as the ways in which different media increasingly intertwine and how individuals and communities respond to them, in Religion in the Media Age, Stewart M.... Read more
I consistently try to stay away from overtly political discussions here on Pop Theology. I find myself too tied up in the “fantasy worlds” of movies, television shows, books, and video games to cast my lot in “real world politics.” However, when religion, politics, and the news converge like they did on Friday, it is hard to stay away. The following post is not an endorsement of any candidate, but rather a brief examination of the explosion of religion and... Read more
Thanks to Steven Bauman, frequent Pop Theology reader, for pointing out this article from a British theological think tank called Theos. According to research by Theos, “a quarter of people in Britain confuse the Bible with speeches by Sir Bob Geldof.” Follow the first link for more. Beyond the humor of this research, the article also mentions a new version of the Bible from the Bible Society that highlights verses that deal with poverty and justice. Those must be some... Read more
There’s a serious lull in theaters these days; however, I’ll probably catch Horton Hears a Who this weekend. Here’s an interesting article from Idol Chatter on some shenanigans around the Hollywood premier. Who would have thought pro-lifers could have ruined this one. Horton Hears a ‘Boo’? Read more
With the spring semester in full swing, my adventures in video gaming take a back seat, unfortunately, to much more, ahem, sophisticated endeavors. However, I still like to keep an eye on the screen to see what the latest news is from the consoles, aside from the countdown until the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. I found this interesting article about an independent Nintendo DS game that focuses on the Holocaust called Imagination is the Only Escape. Here are... Read more
Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World might be a lesser-known production than the BBC/Discovery Channel uber-series, Planet Earth. However, this much shorter project (2.5 hours compared to almost 10) is no less beautiful or entertaining. Like Planet Earth, Galapagos is shot in brilliant high definition and intimae glimpses into the lives of these islands’ inhabitants. Both in terms of visual beauty and informative content, Galapagos offers countless “Wow!” moments. Lost in all the discussions of environmental crisis, global warming,... Read more
Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died last week. I never got into Dungeons & Dragons and don’t believe I know anyone who did, at least no one who confessed. However, I apparently have been partaking in Gygax’s world without knowing it. Here is a great homage to Gygax by Adam Rogers, a senior editor at WIRED. GEEK LOVE Read more
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