Reality has become like the green flash—readily demonstrable, yet still contested.
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
A TV Show Pope Francis Would Love
“Daredevil” talks about religion in a way that feels authentic—yet remains inviting to those who don’t share our beliefs.
Posted inDispatches
Searching for grace at Los Angeles movie theatres
When you think of Los Angeles it rsquo s hard not to think of the movies It is the cornerstone industry of this city And yet in some significant ways Los Angeles today is not really a ldquo movie rdquo city Yes we all turn up for the latest blockbuster just like everyone else And more than
Posted inDispatches
Seeing Africans as more than collateral
“Strolling” positions people of African descent not as victims or stakes.
Posted inDispatches
A Best Picture Award for the Rest of Us
Why must genre films like “Star Wars,” “The Matrix” or “Blade Runner” always be discounted?
Posted inDispatches
A millennial opens up about Bernie, big money and getting unstuck
‘Bernie Sanders is honest. I 100 percent trust him. He’s transparent: I know where his money comes from.’
Posted inDispatches
Australians pressure Cardinal Pell to come home
Trouble roils around Head of the Vatican Bank Cardinal George Pell.
Posted inSigns Of the Times
25 Years Later, Signs of Trouble in Los Angeles
Twenty-five years after the videotaped beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, caused a national sensation, little is reported about similar specific acts of police brutality in Los Angeles, which may very well be a sign of the progress that has been made.And yet shootings by police in Los Angeles
Posted inDispatches
Lessons for the church from Louis C.K.’s latest.
What the church could learn from “Horace and Pete”
Posted inDispatches
Disturbing Trends in Officer-Involved Shootings in Los Angeles
Shootings by police in Los Angeles County nearly doubled in the last year, from 23 to 45 cases, 19 of them fatal.