Author: Michael Clarke
What prompted the idea for the course? As a religion professor, I’ve come to know many students from other countries who identify as Christian. I realized they were puzzled at some of the things Americans often bundled into their faith – things these international Christians didn’t consider relevant to their own religious identity. One issue in particular sparked a question from a South Asian Christian student: Why did American evangelicals seem to have such an affinity for firearms? For example, Pew Research indicates 41% of white evangelicals own a firearm, compared with 30% of people in the U.S. overall. This unsettled the student,…
Jason Momoa’s Aquaman presents the biggest Justice League problem that the new DC Universe will have to try to resolve. Momoa will soon close out the DCEU with December’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, making way for the new DC Universe that is being built by James Gunn and Peter Safran. The DCU has already confirmed that multiple actors will return as their characters; however, the same does not seem to apply for the main players of 2017’s Justice League. Henry Cavill has already been recast as Clark Kent, with David Corenswet playing the hero in Superman: Legacy. That opens up the door for the rest of the Justice…
Kala, known on TikTok as “tunnel girl” or by her username @engineer.everything, said she decided to build the shelter to “challenge” herself. A woman on TikTok has gained notoriety for an unusual home improvement project: digging a tunnel that is 30 feet long and 20 feet deep under her suburban home in the Northeast. Kala, 37, became known as TikTok’s “tunnel girl” after she started documenting her journey of excavating below her house in October 2022. The underground tunnel is intended to be a storm shelter, though she said she primarily took on the project to challenge herself. She enjoys…
The arrest comes hours after the comedian performed at the Laugh Factory’s community Thanksgiving feast. Afterparty actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly driving under the influence, the Beverly Hills Police Department tells Rolling Stone. According to a BHPD public information officer, police responded to a call of a person blocking a roadway, possibly slumped over the wheel. Responding officers found Haddish, conducted a DUI investigation, and arrested her. Hours before the arrest, Haddish, 43, performed at the West Hollywood Laugh Factory, at a free Thanksgiving event, TMZ reported. As of Friday afternoon, she was still in police custody and in…
The Rolling Stones are coming to a stadium near you. The rock icons announced a 16-city trek of the U.S. and Canada — Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds — which kicks off April 28 at Houston’s NRG Stadium. AARP is sponsoring the tour. The live shows are in support of the band’s new album, Hackney Diamonds, which was released last month. It features collaborations with Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Lady Gaga, who performed alongside Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood at their surprise club concert in New York on the album’s release day. Attendees included Daniel…
Bradley Cooper is weighing on a controversy surrounding his portrayal of legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. When the first photos were released from his upcoming biopic Maestro, some critics zeroed in on the actor’s prosthetic nose and accused the film of being antisemitic. Some used the arguably derogatory term “jewface” to describe the characterization. Talking to CBS Mornings on Tuesday, Cooper was asked about the debate and said he initially considered not using a prosthetic. “I thought, ‘Maybe we don’t need to do it,’” he said. “But it’s all about balance, and, you know, my lips are nothing like Lenny’s, and my chin.…
Publishing rights usually stay with publishers and songwriters, with recorded writs belonging to labels and performers. Over the recent years, firms like Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Primary Wave, and Litmus Music (a catalog rights company backed by private-equity firm Carlyle Group LP) have risen to buy artists’ back catalogs, paying out millions (and in the case of artists like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Bruce Springsteen, hundreds of millions) to artists and labels to own the rights to their classic songs. After securing the rights, these companies get all the money from royalties, licensing, brand deals and other revenue streams that would generally go to…
Kardashian announced the launch via Instagram, sharing a retro-inspired campaign that featured her in the wild look. “The earth’s temperature is getting hotter and hotter,” Kardashian is heard saying while typing on an old school computer. “The sea levels are rising. The ice sheets are shrinking, and I’m not a scientist, but I do believe everyone can use their skillset to do their part.” Kardashian then stood up, giving the camera a view at the Ultimate Nipple Bra, which she wore under a fitted turtleneck. “That’s why I’m introducing a brand-new bra with a built-in nipple, so no matter how…
The trailer for Now and Then – The Last Beatles Song showcases the upcoming documentary about one of the most unique moments in modern music history. “Now and Then” is a song that will debut on November 1, using an unpublished John Lennon recording from before his death and guitar recordings from the late George Harrison, completed by their former Beatles bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022. The 12-minute Disney+ documentary, which also debuts on November 1, will investigate the making of the song and honor the lasting legacy of the Beatles. Disney+ has unveiled the official trailer for Now and Then…
Sith lightsabers are carefully designed to make them the best duelists in Star Wars, but Ahsoka is trained to match and even beat them. There’s a sense in which the lightsaber is a strange tool for a Jedi to use, given they are supposed to be peacekeepers and not warriors. Still, as seen in Star Wars: The High Republic, there have been times when the mere sight of an activated lightsaber was enough to cause combatants to lay down their weapons. There are actually many different types of lightsaber, ranging from the more basic designs used by prequel era Jedi to the crossguard…