This weekend ldquo Jason Bourne rdquo the newest installment of the Paul Greengrass Matt Damon Bourne films drops in theatres worldwide Like its predecessors ldquo Jason Bourne rdquo is a masterpiece of hand-to-hand-combat twisty government conspiracy and action action action Also moti
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
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The solution to California’s water crisis that nobody is talking about.
The need for new options only grows more evident.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
J.K. Rowling’s work tells us goodness can emerge from the most unexpected of places.
July 31st is known around the world as Harry Potter’s birthday.
Posted inSigns Of the Times
How do we fix L.A.’s traffic? Invest in cars, not busses.
Los Angeles ‘grew up around the automobile.’ Ready access to transportation was assumed.
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Los Angeles is becoming the church’s new media hotspot.
The archdiocese has a social media presence like pretty much nowhere in the world—including the Vatican.
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“Ghostbusters” speaks to the pain of being mocked by society
The female-led remake makes several improvements over the 1980s original.
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How deep are divisions in U.S. society?
Do we really expect that Americans will tolerate indefinitely horrors like people of color being killed by police, mass incidents of gun violence and the growing chasm between rich and poor?
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My morning Brexit reading from London
There is concern that the European Union is moving too fast in insisting that the United Kingdom begin the exit process immediately.
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As Brexit vote begins, reconsidering the troubled dream of Europe
As an outsider I find myself terribly inspired by this attempt at a community of nations.
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Calling all Jesuits: Time for a national campaign for gun control?
On Sunday 49 people were gunned down by a single armed individual. How can we tolerate that?