Hollywood
Hollywood loves the Mormon afterlife
By Jana Riess — December 31, 2020
Stories like 'Soul,' 'Coco' and 'The Good Place' depict core Mormon ideas that are alive in the popular imagination about the afterlife—and the “before life.”
Former art studio of Sister Mary Corita, LA’s ‘pop art nun,’ spared from demolition for now
By Alejandra Molina — December 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s “pop art nun,” is now a dry cleaner and had been slated for demolition to make way for additional parking.
To the Jews who applauded Trump
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 10, 2019
(RNS) — Trump uses anti-Semitic themes and Jews love it. What is wrong with this picture? Everything.
Divorce is tragic — but there is hope
By Richard Mouw — April 5, 2018
(RNS) — Divorce is one of life’s tragedies. But it is not futile to lift up prayers of hope.
Politics, persecution and ‘ardent love’: New movie aims to show why Paul is still relevant
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 30, 2018
(RNS) — And it stars Jim Caviezel, who played the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's 2004 film 'The Passion of the Christ.'
The kid who didn’t attend the march because of his bar mitzvah
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 25, 2018
(RNS) — Every revolution starts with the young. This one resonated from the lips of a bar mitzvah boy.
What about the church’s silence?
By Beth Moore — January 31, 2018
(RNS) — The Harvey Weinstein scandal and atrocities against children by USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar drop a question of epic proportions into the lap of the church: Why are we who preach and teach 'the truth will set you free' largely bound by silence regarding sexual assault and abuse?
Can Reform Judaism reform itself?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 11, 2017
Can social justice save Reform Judaism? We don't know -- yet.
Why ‘Jacob the bar mitzvah boy’ mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2017
A regular and sweet SNL skit taught us something important about American Judaism.
E! News’ Ken Baker seeks and finds God in ‘The Ken Commandments’
By Kimberly Winston — October 6, 2017
(RNS) — The celebrity journalist charts his path back to faith amidst the 'me, me, me' culture of Hollywood in his new book.
Jews will not replace us! (And you will not replace Judaism!)
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 24, 2017
David Bowie got it right: This is not America. It is time for Jews to proclaim a better way.
Why they should change the names of Hollywood streets
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2017
What do we do about places named for Confederate generals? Change the names.
The gospel according to Wonder Woman?
By Yonat Shimron — June 11, 2017
(RNS) In the latest action movie, we have a skillfully wrought story about a powerful woman, a divine force in the world and all of the other women who helped fashion her.
Holocaust, climate change — when did we know, what did we do?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 20, 2017
Climate change. Future generations will ask: When did we know? And what did we do about it?
‘Gay moment’ stays put as Malaysia to release ‘Beauty and the Beast’ without cuts
By Reuters — March 21, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) Walt Disney blockbuster 'Beauty and the Beast' will be released in Malaysia this month without any cuts, the company said on Tuesday, after censors had earlier asked for the removal of a 'gay moment' in the movie.
