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YouTube censorship +”The Chosen” Christmas special
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/12/20 Canaries in the Free Speech coal mine. They would be the dead-on-arrival YouTube posts that dare to question the security (and, therefore, the results) of November’s presidential election. As the, in this case, ironically named PC Magazine puts it “New YouTube videos that…
“Hillbilly Elegy”, FOX Nation and the burgeoning opportunity for a cultural healing from illiberal Wokeism
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/08/20 Cultural Wokeism: An autoimmune dis-ease in which a society is triggered by a viral contagion (i.e. a genuine instance of racism and/or bigotry) to attack vital organs of its body (i.e. its culture, shared history, self-respect, faith and, ultimately, the very documents and institutions…
The hope of a (Fox) Nation + Cuomo’s Emmy + Overlooked story of the week: Thanksgiving leftover edition
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/04/20 Culture stream. Earlier this week, I reported on FOX Nation’s ambitious holiday programming plans – which include a move into scripted programming At the end of the post, I commented that IMHO “The expanding programming vision of FOX Nation is good news not…
FOX Nation unveils ambitious slate of holiday programming
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/02/20 FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s on demand subscription-based streaming service, has unveiled a lineup of festive programming to be released throughout the holiday season. The list is in addition to Christmas in the Rockies, the platform’s first-ever holiday-themed original scripted production which debuted…
Streaming of Christmas
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/30/20 Here’s a list of shows you can stream with your family this holiday season: Newsies (via Disney+) A filmed version of the Broadway play inspired by 1992 Disney movie. So, full circle there. The story itself is inspired by the real-life newsboy strike…
Christmas films “Hope for the Holidays” and “Christmas in the Rockies” dropping on Thanksgiving
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/25/20 DTLA Entertainment (in association with ICON Studios) is releasing the dramatic film Hope for the Holidays on November 26th. The film, starring film icon Sally Kirkland and George Stults (TV’s 7th Heaven), tells an inspirational Christmas story about a wayward young man going…
Creative team brings uplifting cinematic storytelling to VR + 12 great Thanksgiving movies
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/23/20 Virtual virtuosos on a virtuous mission. Recently, I reported on DvG: Conquering Giants, a virtual reality game described as “a reimagined immersive experience based on one of history’s greatest Biblical duels (David vs. Goliath).” The game drops today (11/23) on the SteamVR platform,…
Overlooked stories of the week: freedom of speech edition
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/20/20 Freedom of speech is a religious liberty and human rights issue that affects us all. Skepticism is a word that is dangerously out of fashion these days. A lack of tolerance for dissenting thought is what makes theocracies so dangerous. I don’t care…
Choir master Patrick Riddick sings praises of diverse “Voices of Fire” participants + Meet “Mr. Christmas”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/18/20 Songs from the heartland. In the six-episode Netflix reality series Voices of Fire (shot before COVID restrictions) playing now, singer Pharrell Williams, his uncle Bishop Ezekiel Williams and an A-list team of judges that includes music director Larry George, vocal coach Peggy Britt…
An indie film and a Netflix TV show celebrate faith and community + “The God Couple” Book II on SiriusXM’s Catholic Channel
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/16/20 With The Farmer and the Belle, are Jenn Gotzon and Jim E. Chandler launching a faith and family friendly Desilu? If you’re a television nerd like me, you may recognize Desilu as the production company formed by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in the…
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