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Blog posts filed under "mythology"

 

Keith Olbermann on Glenn Beck on Rockefeller Center

Keith Olbermann's segments on Glenn Beck's Rockefeller Center lunacy the past two nights have been hysterical. Do not miss these.
 

The purpose of the Academy Awards: Honoring our healing stories

The 'Rosebud' episode of 'Northern Exposure' illustrates the magic mythological power of movies.
 

She loves me, she loves me not

If we play a role in creating the world and our own future in it, then the part where we toss our crystal ball back and forth between the one hand and the other hand is crucial.
 

Movie review: 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2006)

Guillermo del Toro's companion piece to 'The Devil's Backbone' is not quite as brilliant as that film, but it's still very worthwhile.
 

Book suggestion: 'The Battle for Christmas'

How a rowdy annual orgy was tamed into the tradition of family Christmas shopping and commercialism we know today.

 

Joseph Campbell on mythology, religion, and art

Joseph Campbell was one of the world's greatest teachers on the subjects of mythology, religion, art, and the experience of being alive.