Recipes and Essays

steal this film

steal this film

You can find this on you tube and also download it from thepiratebay.org . It is a clear, complex statement of the “intellectual property” idea. “Steal This Film” is being translated into Spanish, sub-titles, and will be uploaded so that youc an download the spanish-language 

Doctoral Students Seminar in Brazil

Doctoral Students Seminar in Brazil

Dr. Lynn Schofield Clark is blogging during this exciting seminar about current research in “Media, Religion and Culture.” Here:http://lynn-s-clark.livejournal.com/ The doctoral students are making headway in: Video games and religion, poltical resistance and film in Serbia, land re-claiming in Colombia among indigenous communities AM

Mr. Deity

Mr. Deity

David told me about Mr. Deity. The short videos are a funny play of religion in and of media.

videos about digital informaion and meaning

videos about digital informaion and meaning

I want to keep these videos in one “place.” Rodrigo reminded me of this one about web 2.0: Mary sent this on about information categories and creation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM

Benazir Bhutto’s Hope

Benazir Bhutto’s Hope

When hope dies. Can we know it has died? Looking at the profound sadness and rage of Pakistani supporters of Benazir Bhutto, I can only remotely imagine the pain of such a loss, the rage at the human will to murder. Her friends and political 

Clash of Culture

Clash of Culture

Mary experienced a clash of cultures when asked NOT to bring her laptop into a seminar. I will use her commments at my next presentation to Catholic church administrators who are mainly 50-65 years of age. As far as I can see, these bureacrasts just 

state terror by US Democrats

state terror by US Democrats

I still feel the heavy weight of sorrow about Schumer and Feinstein voting for the appointment of the US Attorney General who will not repudiate near death drowning as a means of torture. We have become a country where the basic human instincts of compassion 

Silence here for a while

Silence here for a while

Estoy en silencio, un período de ida para luego volver y anotar y compartir. I’m taking a leave, being silent, to later return to share and listen. Adán

Spritituality and Pop Music

Spritituality and Pop Music

Peter Horsfield placed this article by Chris Middenorp on the Media.Faith listserve. I find it a good, compact description of the divine and human soul of the music that surrounds us in this technological world. Great that a regular newspaper, The Age, would include this 

One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child

Alberto sent me this link about Negroponte’s effort at installing and integrating computer technology into high poverty communities, “One Laptop Per Child.” This open source laptop is designed to grow in the hands of the users, with every piece of software open and maleable, with