Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/09/24President Biden casts doubt on peaceful transfer of power  How did we get here? Interviewed by CBS News, the former presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee said he’s not at all sure they’ll be a peaceful transfer of power in January if Trump wins the…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/07/24 What a difference a year makes. After yeoman’s work covering the aggressive wars against Ukraine and Israel, Fox News has just promoted Trey Yingst to the post of chief foreign correspondent. The well-earned promotion comes as Yingst is penning Black Saturday for Fox…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/19/24 40 years ago Dennis Quaid voted for Ronald Reagan – now he’s playing him. The veteran actor has earned a reputation for nailing portrayals of historic icons –  from astronaut Gordon Cooper in 1983’s The Right Stuff to Bill Clinton in 2010’s The…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/18/24 Rediscovering Hillbilly Elegy. Just about immediately after Donald Trump named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate, his bestselling 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy and its 2020 movie adaptation (directed by Ron Howard) respectively soared to the top of the book…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/16/24 It was on September 15th, 2016 when Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon had the audacity to humanize Donald Trump by playfully mussing the then GOP presidential candidate’s hair. Fallon quickly came under (figurative) fire for having the audacity to humanize the man and…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/12/24 “The Bible is amazing but sometimes confusing and hard to read.” With that understatement of the millennia, so begins The Bible in 10 Minutes. As of this writing, the video has received 937,680 views on YouTube since dropping on Tuesday. The easy-to-understand highly-abridged…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/10/24 New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez calls foul on LFGM. As reported by The New York Post (and heard above) the current SNY commentator is not a fan of the implied profane addition to the traditional “Let’s Go Mets” fan chant. Hernandez  says…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/08/24 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KeL6b8DHwA4 George Stephanopoulos dropped the ball. The ABC News host held President Biden‘s feet to the proverbial fire in Friday’s interview about the prior week’s debate fiasco, mostly asking him variations of two questions. Will he take a cognitive test? and Is there…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/05/24 Back to the Future. As the co-founder of the successful public relations firm Hot Ice Media, Peter Berk knows something about reaching mass audiences. It’s a natural talent he inherited from his father, the late TV writer Howard Berk whose credits include episodes…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/03/24 Fourth of July entertainment suggestions: Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot in theaters. Inspired by a true story, the film tells the story of a rural East Texas church that stepped up and adopted 77 foster system children that nobody else…

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