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Mon, December 9, 2019 | 06:00

Hollywood & third world

Hollywood & third world

I was 13 when I first watched a “Western” movie on screen. It was in a decrepit old theater with benches in the lowest two classes. When the gates opened, stampeding ensued. Some would dive and lie down prostrate on the benches. Those seats were reserved. Disputes arose frequently and one had to avoid being punched for that would mean getting a black eye. Sometimes it meant g...

2019-12-08 16:39

Money and politics

Money and politics

Billionaire business entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg has entered the still-long endurance run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Immediately, he predictably is garnering media attention and blizzard of pointed political attack arrows.

2019-12-06 17:31

Only priest in Bhutan

Only priest in Bhutan

Recently by chance, I met Fr. Kinley Tshering, former provincial superior of Darjeeling Jesuit Province in India, the first and only native Bhutan Catholic priest.

2019-12-05 17:22

'Epidemic corruption'

'Epidemic corruption'

"Corruption is not bad because money and benefits change hands, and not because of the motives of participants, but because it privatizes valuable aspects of public life, bypassing processes of representation, debate, and choice.” (D. F. Thompson)

2019-12-04 16:55

Student activism

Student activism

The news that an 18-year-old, secondary school student (Tsang Chi-kin) was shot, during the Oct. 1 National Day protests in Hong Kong, was a wake-up call for me. Suddenly a distant conflict somewhere overseas felt so close, and the faceless protesters seemed like anybody I could bump into on the streets. The contrast between my mundane life and the life or death drama of Tsan...

2019-12-03 17:22

'Gimme my country back'

'Gimme my country back'

I waited to board my ferry at Swartz Bay terminal in Victoria, British Columbia. I was returning to Vancouver after a day of sight-seeing in Victoria. It was the season of fall and the days were getting shorter. There was a chill in the air and by mid-November the autumn leaves would fall. The clocks would be set an hour behind.

2019-12-02 17:38

Pope Francis

“Pope Francis: A Man of His Word” has been released in Korea. It is a documentary film featuring exclusive interviews with the Pope for 96 minutes, directed by German filmmaker Wim Wenders, co-produced by Swiss-Italian-French-German production. It was first premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

2019-12-01 18:06

Lincoln's legacy

Lincoln's legacy

Thanksgiving means real, not ideological, inclusiveness. President Abraham Lincoln profoundly demonstrated this fundamental point. On Oct. 3, 1863, the White House issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation, declaring the last Thursday of November to be a “day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” He also humbly requested “the interpositi...

2019-11-29 16:30

'The bear without bull'

'The bear without bull'

There is often a strong desire for partisanship both in our domestic and global thinking. Russia keeps being framed as our most vile adversary. Such thinking has much historic background. Of particular worry has been competition in technology - one can still recall the Russian leadership reputation effects of the space launches of Sputnik, the electric ball, and Laika, the sp...

2019-11-28 17:36

'Gimjang'

This is a big “gimjang” weekend in Korea. Of course, kimchi is a staple of the Korean diet. Koreans make kimchi throughout the year but gimjang is making kimchi to last through the winter. In November the last of the Chinese cabbage is harvested and hits the markets. Then most Korean households turn their minds to gimjang. It's an all-day affair and requires the help of many ...

2019-11-27 17:53

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