Don’t know how clever a political actor Kim Jong un is. Not much is known about him beyond his youth and goofy haircut. But this past Easter he met with CIA director Mike Pompeo on some
Vol.104.5: IT’S RESURRECTION TIME, AGAIN
As I write this there are Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem thronging the Via Dolorosa, some of them lugging wooden crosses as their Savior reputedly did long ago, reliving his “stations of the
Vol.104.4: RICE BUNNY (Part 1)
Chinese tonal rendering of “me, too”
I recently completed a book on the subject of religion. (It will be available soon, so be patient.) I did not, however, begin that book the way another
Vol.88.3: WITNESSES, a triple BR of: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF CHAIRMAN MAO, by Dr. Li Zhisui (1994); THE MAN WHO STAYED BEHIND, by Sidney Rittenberg (2001]); REGINALD JOHNSTON, by Shiona Airlie (2001)
The benediction “may you live in interesting times” is, of course, an ironic curse. But, so also would be that one should preside over tedious times
Vol.104.3: JEBBIES SNATCHING SOULS: A MULTIPLE MOVIE REVIEW
I will argue with anybody that the most theatrical of religious orders is the Society of Jesus—the Jesuits. Nobody else comes even close, and Hollywood seems to, agree. Elsewhere I have written
Vol 104.2: GOD’S MOVIES (Part 2)
© Warner Bros, 1973
Nothing in film adds an extra dimension to the willing suspension of disbelief than the religious movie. The supernatural
Vol.104.1: GOD’S MOVIES (Part 1)
Because my father possessed an 8mm print one of my earliest and favorite films was Chaplin’s 1917 Mutual Easy Street. The short silent begins
Vol.103.6: THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR BABYLON
Las Vegas is a fake city, a national casino, whorehouse, and gun show venue founded by organized crime in the desert and dressed up in the icons of real cities. Having no historical renown or other
Vol.103.5: AMERICA’S PTSD
Ken Burns’ 12-hour Vietnam documentary series is airing this week to great fanfare from PBS, as though the treatment of this controversial war might be finally put to bed by its treatment
Vol.103.4: FREE SPEECH
I might be doing something wrong—nobody has tried to muzzled me, to shut down Dragon City Journal, although somebody did comment recently that I should just “shut up” (it was gratifying to
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