SHOCKING: 62 - What They Never Told You

'History of the World, Part II' review: The school of Mel is in session

If you don't count the years when he worked as a drummer, a "tummler" and a teenage comic in the Catskills, Mel Brooks began his show business career in television, writing for Sid Caesar at the dawn of the medium. He returned in the mid-1960s to co-create "Get Smart," and…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

Review: Mel Brooks’ giddily irreverent style of comedy is emulated in new Hulu series ‘History of the World, Part II’

The comedy of Mel Brooks might as well be its own genre. It’s broad. It’s irreverent. It’s giddily absurd. And no more so than in the 1981 movie “History of the World, Part I,” wherein various events on the human timeline are filtered through this winking sensibility, transforming something like…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 7, 2023

Consecration of sacred oil to be used at King Charles' coronation filmed for first time

Chrism oil made from olives grown on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem will be placed on King Charles' chest, head and hand during the coronation at Westminster Abbey

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Preacher absolutely loses it after being challenged over his 'private jet lifestyle'

US televangelist Kenneth Copeland was asked by reporter Lisa Guerrero about the luxuries he owns, and whether he would call people "demons", in a 2019 interview and his reaction was vigorous

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

How sport became the new religion – a 200-year story of society's 'great conversion'

“Jesus Christ was a sportsman.” Or so claimed a preacher at one of the regular sporting services that were held throughout the first half of the 20th century in Protestant churches all over Britain.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023

Playboy kings and gospel choirs: could my relationship survive Jesus Christ Superstar?

The 1973 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera is a camp masterpiece. But how would it fare with someone who isn’t a musical aficionado?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023

How a Cucamonga Peak hiker survived a 200-foot fall from an icy trail

LOS ANGELES — The last thing Ruth Woroniecki remembers before waking up bleeding on the snow, surrounded by a group of worried hikers, is telling herself to focus on the slippery trail at her feet.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2023

How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding

“I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to national political reporters when he announced his campaign to be the 39th president of the United States in December 1974.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023

Gustavo Arellano: 'He brought us in closer': The LA journey of Bishop O'Connell

LOS ANGELES — The sun rose over St. Raymond Church in Downey on Ash Wednesday as parishioners filed in for Mass. It was four days after Los Angeles Bishop David G. O'Connell was found dead at his Hacienda Heights home from five gunshot wounds.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023

Christian right's radicalization worsens

Showily booting the famous Saddleback Church is the latest example of why the church can't keep young people around

Salon · Feb 23, 2023