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Can civility save civilization? + Hope floats in George Clooney’s upcoming Christmas release “The Boys in the Boat”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/20/23 Click hate. If you’re like me you probably find the perusing of the comments section of any website (particularly the ones that deal with current events and politics) to be a disheartening activity as they have become places where any attempt at civil…
In “Are We There Yet?” comedian Jeff Allen finds the funny – and meaning – in despair
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/06/23 Jeff Allen arrives. In his new memoir Are We There Yet? – My Journey from a Messed Up to a Meaningful Life the 67-year-old veteran comedian somehow finds the funny in Ecclesiastes, the biblical book he says God used to rescue him from…
Media scroll: A week of “Selective Outrage”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 03/10/23 It was a week for Selective Outrage and finger-pointing in the media. Above is internet firebrand Russell Brand on Bill Maher’s Real Time confronting MSNBC talking head John Heilemann about his selective outrage regarding Fox News. Good stuff! Bonus: A short time later,…
Roseanne returns + Her thoughts on the “murder” of her TV character + Fox Nation becomes a hub for Woke-free comedy
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/13/23 Roseanne begins streaming today on Fox Nation. This story is fascinating both because of what it says about the harsh cultural forces that got us here and what it says about the hopeful direction the culture may finally be moving. The cruelest cancellation…
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