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Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/30/21 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ambitious animated family-friendly musical Vivo releases globally on Netflix next Friday (8/6). My review follows the synopsis and trailer below. Synopsis: Vivo, a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear,” voiced by Miranda), spends his days playing music to the crowds…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/26/21 Fore a good cause. John O’Hurley of Seinfeld, Dancing with the Stars and Family Feud fame is teaming with Childhelp to offer gamers (or more broadly, those who are game) a unique virtual video game golf tournament experience. Available for free at the…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/23/21 Through perennially popular concerts, legendary singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood is used to bringing down the house. Now the CMA, ACM Grammy Award-winning icon (whose trademark ode to America God Bless the U.S.A. has hit the top five on the country singles charts in 1991,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/21/21 Aborting logic. A contributor to the monthly magazine Marie Claire sees a problem with the depiction of abortion in films and on television. Here’s the gist of it: The majority of people who have abortions are already parenting, but on television and film,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/16/21 A consequential life. The world has changed a lot in the 40 years since one of my all-time favorite musical artists, the legendary singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, was killed this day in a tragic car accident on New York’s Long Island Expressway in in…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/15/21 And the award for most boringly irrelevant 17 minutes of 2021 goes to… In terms of an excitement, that countdown opening really can’t compare to this and it’s downhill from there as Television Academy Chairman and CEO and boring white guy Frank Scherma…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/12/21 When a little helps a lot. Singer Michele Pillar wrote about facing hard times (in the form of depression) in her book Untangled, The Truth Will Set You Free and talked with me about it for this blog. As someone who has dealt…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/09/21 Holy cliffhanger! The Chosen, the Lost-style TV drama series about the ministry of Jesus that has become a worldwide hit and the #1 crowdfunded media project in history is releasing its highly-anticipated Season 2 finale this Sunday, July 11 with a global livestream…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/07/21 Captain America has fallen. (Image: Marvel, United States of Captain America #1, screenshot) In the same Independence Day-timed debut issue, Cap laments “I’m starting to think America actually has two dreams. And one lie. The first American dream is the one that isn’t…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/28/21 Songs of faith, hope and gratitude. As I take off for the Fourth of July holiday (I’ll be back on 7/7), I leave you with four songs that will, hopefully, bring a smile to your day and lift your spirits as we all…
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