Category Archives: Media
The Star Wars Holiday Special! (1978)
[cross-posted from And Still I Persist] Courtesy of Ace of Spades comes the most reviled, most wretched “holiday special” ever produced. First, here’s the Vanity Fair article to give you the entire ugly background: In the summer of 1978, Bruce … Continue reading
The Atlantic analyzes the “Twilight” novels
Caitlin Flanagan looks at the “Twlight” phenomenon and, I think, puts her finger on exactly why these novels (which so many love to scorn) have become so popular: The salient fact of an adolescent girl’s existence is her need for … Continue reading
A people set apart: Mormons and Prop 8
There has, of course, been much discourse on the bloggernacle about Proposition 8 in California and the Church’s involvement in it. Leaving aside the various arguments on the merits of gay marriage itself, the merits of the arguments on both … Continue reading
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Oh noes — they burned a Book of Mormon!
The local (Denver, CO) TV news reported that someone burned a copy of the Book of Mormon on the doorstep of an LDS chapel on Easter Avenue in Centennial, Colorado (south Denver): Church members told authorities that a group of … Continue reading
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“An American Carol”: my review
I have posted my review of David Zucker’s new film, “An American Carol” over at one of my other blogs. Here’s a brief excerpt: David Zucker is brave. Not just because he gleefully mocks the Left (including Hollywood), but because … Continue reading
Some words of wisdom for Sarah Palin
Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose: “I am often made aware of the utter uselessness and folly of seeking to vindicate my character…from the simple fact that although foul aspersions can be bruited far and wide, held to … Continue reading
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(Face buried in hands. Again.)
Ok, if you haven’t seen the news yet, the guy responsible for the Mormon missionaries cheesecake calendar has been summoned to a disciplinary council: Chad Hardy, the brain behind the Men on a Mission calendars, which feature topless returned Mormon … Continue reading
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Relief Society Magazine: January 1951
And now for something completely different. One of my treasured books — which I begged of my mother-in-law, and which she generously gave to me — is a bound volume of all 1951 issues of The Relief Society Magazine (Vol. … Continue reading
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Ignorance at work
UPDATED 01/12/07: A more general critique of Feldman’s article can be found over at GetReligion. Noah Feldman, in today’s New York Times Magazine, puts forth a thesis about “Mormon secrecy” that just is ill-informed. Feldman clearly has access to certain … Continue reading
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Grading press coverage
Joel Campbell — an assistant professor of journalism at BYU, who blogs at the LDS Newsline site — has graded (A-F) some recent efforts at press coverage of the LDS Church and its beliefs. He’s pretty blunt and not afraid … Continue reading
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