The Oscars, the Conclave and the Chinese
[ by Charles Cameron — more on the upcoming papal election from a “comparative” perspective ]
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As you know, I noodle around with parallelisms and oppositions quite a bit. Here are two recent pairings that caught my attenion — one of them just in time for the Oscars:
The other concerns political influence on spiritual appointments…
I had the good fortune to meet and befriend a “tulku” while I was at Oxford, so the whole business of the identification and recognition of reincarnated Tibetan lamas has long been an interest of mine.
February 25th, 2013 at 5:08 am
If the Academy is so White, how come Hollywood is so anti-White?
February 25th, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Stupidity, guilt trip, or both.
February 25th, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Dr. No’s apparent assumption is that one’s race logically must align with one’s views or one’s loyalties or both. “Why you no keep it within the tribe, brah?”
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Given that ZP is celebrating its 10th anniversary, perhaps Hollywood can be persuaded to turn the blog into a major motion picture event and Dr. No can reprise his role as…Dr. No? The theme would be: Many Cold War era supervillains end up their lives leaving pithy comments on blog posts in the post-Cold War world.