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Of Gods and Men. . . and Jon Stewart

Posted on May 16, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

I watched Of Gods and Men the same week the news was filled with images of exultation at the killing of Osama bin Laden. The journey from Jon Stewart’s testosterone-driven treatment of bin Laden’s death on the Daily Show to…

Tagged with: Algeria, Daily Show, Gods and Men, Jon Stewart, Osama bin Laden
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Colonization, I BLOG, Movies, Muslims, Readers of the Book, Uncategorized

Black Swan: Art or Soft Porn?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

We—the “target publics” and movie-goers and TV watchers and internet addicts—are shackled as if by an umbilical cord to the many screens that guide our passage through the day. Perhaps we are prisoners, without knowing it, of the culture that…

Tagged with: Black Swan; Voyeurism; movies; Natalie Portman;
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Movies, Soft Porn and Faith, Uncategorized

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