Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel are interviewed by ZENIT on the anti-religious aspect of Philip Pullman’s fiction, soon to appear in a film.
Category: Pop Culture
Mel’s new movie
“Apocalypto [is] a stunning action epic, a gory personal indulgence, and a forthright defense of family, tradition, and local community against the decadence of urban modernity.”
NZ Bishop: Don’t attend half-naked jelly wrestlers on Easter
Sounds reasonable to me.
Ever heard the Italian national anthem?
I don’t think I ever had before tonight, when they played it for some Italian athletes (I don’t remember the event they won.) Listen to it here — it sounds like a chorus from a Rossini opera. Apparently, it was composed by a contemporary of Rossini in 1847. The fifth verse seems a little outdated; I confess that I don’t know a single historical reference in the fourth verse (that is, unless “the heart
and hand of Ferruccio” refers to Ferruccio Lamborghini, the car guy.)
Funniest name in the Winter Games?
My vote is for Wang Manli.