Category Archives: culture

A Remarkable Fifty-Year-Old Time Capsule

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

“It’s a very Catholic film…” This statement, which was offered in this extensive and deeply thoughtful review, pretty much sums up “The Exorcist,” which was released in 1973. It was indeed very Catholic. Yet, that was not the impression that … Continue reading →

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Another Cinematic Jewel

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

I am a late baby-boomer who grew up around the screen, television and theater screen alike, but I am also a broadcast-film major who, in addition to a deep passion for broadcast and film works has a decent working knowledge … Continue reading →

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Boundless, Heedless and Puerile

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

I read stuff like this and count myself fortunate that I grew up as a late boomer in the Appalachian South and whose formative influences were a saint of a mother with a simple, straightford evangelical faith, a strong-willed, cynical, … Continue reading →

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An Essential but Threadbare Blanket

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

Sociology was one of my college majors. It is the butt of jokes, derided as one of the most impractical of college majors. Yet it taught me to see the world and even to think about it in a different … Continue reading →

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That Mongrelized Language

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

One of the more clever memes currently making its rounds within social media depicts two elite Romans discussing how a mongrelized language spoken on the periphery of the Empire would replace Latin and Greek as the de facto language of … Continue reading →

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Lessons of a Disembedded Earth

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

I have always found debate regarding this remarkable juncture in history – humanity’s first encounter with what could be described as a disembedded Earth – quite fascinating. Was this encounter planned? Of course it was. Governments as powerful and sophisticated … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse into a Distant Past – and Vision

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

I think that I have mentioned that one of my favorite Star Trek (Original) episodes is “The Empath,” in which highly advanced extra-terrestrials abduct Kirk, Spock and McCoy with the hopes of imparting their salient human traits and values to … Continue reading →

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Where Dreams Are Made

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

Speaking as one fascinated with the broadcast and film industry, I’ve always found it interesting how differently fans view the entertainment business compared with the professionals who actually act out the roles. The perspectives, needless to say, are radically different.  … Continue reading →

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Supplanting the Christian Narrative

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

I was especially struck this morning by this interview with the world-renowned biologist and avowed atheist, Richard Dawkins. In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I am culturally Protestant and Christian but not conventionally religious. Even so, … Continue reading →

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Windsor Monarchy versus U.S. Presidency

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Jim Langcuster

The British Monarchy is changing; it’s being forced into change. And what may emerge within the next generation very well may be starkly different from the one occupied by Elizabeth II. My nephew, a very bright and intellectually curious world … Continue reading →

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