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Oscar hits and (mostly) misses
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s Academy Awards dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Dictator and The Nun. Talk about a study in contrasts. Delores Hart (aka Mother Delores), the former Elvis Presley co-star who gave up Hollywood for the convent (and the subject of the nominated documentary short God is the Bigger Elvis)…
Shock rock jumps the shark with Nicki Minaj’s Grammy fiasco
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Trite shock. From NewsCore @ myFoxdetroit.com: The Catholic League on Monday slammed the organizers of the Grammy Awards for allowing Nicki Minaj’s act, in which she portrayed an exorcism laden with religious iconography and sexual imagery. The R&B singer failed to take…
LL Cool J’s prayerful Grammy tribute to Whitney Houston + “The Vow” scores big box office victory
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. LL Cool J’s opens the Grammy Awards with a prayer for Whitney Houston. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id5M1sHr8P4 2. The Vow tops record-breaking weekend box office. From The Wrap: For the first time since Christmas weekend 2008 — and for the first non-holiday weekend ever —…
Actual quote from a TV crime drama: “Do you think there was a reason that the killer sodomized your husband with a banana?”
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Yes, she said “Do you think there was a reason that the killer sodomized your husband with a banana?” On Thursdays Daily Show, Jon Stewart effectively skewered rules governing television obscenity. Read more and catch the video at The Wrap. The montage is…
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