Does Stephen Colbert Have High Ratings Because of God? (Video) Published on July 12, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading Before 2017, Jimmy Fallon dominated Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel in the late night talk show ratings wars. But Colbert […]
What “American Gods” Can Teach Us About Idolatry Published on April 30, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading We all worship something, at least according to American Gods. The upcoming Starz series, which is based on a novel […]
America Needs More Women in Computer Science Published on March 8, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Computers Continue reading “I remember walking into one of the classes at Stanford and just deciding not to take the class because I […]
Faith on the Big Screen and America’s Movie-Going (or Not Going) Habits Published on February 26, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Movie News Continue reading The 89th Academy Awards ceremony is around the corner and Damien Chazelle’s romantic comedy-meets-musical La La Land is expected to […]
Attending Sunday Worship Contributes to Well-Being Published on September 5, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Health Continue reading The temptations to skip church on Sunday morning are many, from sleeping in to getting an early start on mowing […]
From “Greenleaf” to “Transparent”: Finding God on the Small Screen Published on August 24, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading The drama “Greenleaf” was the most successful new series in the history of OWN, the cable network begun by Oprah […]
When It Comes to Today’s Television, Christianity Is the Punchline Published on September 6, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading Recently, my family and closest friends gathered for my son’s baptism. We were joined by our larger church community, people […]
TV Orders a Little More Jesus Published on April 2, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading Presentations like ‘A.D. The Bible Continues’ and ‘The Dovekeepers’ are programmed increasingly on mainstream
TV Networks Hoping to Bring in Big Ratings With ‘Killing Jesus’, ‘Dovekeepers’, ‘A.D.’ Published on March 28, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading Mad men, prophets, messiahs in the desert — television is turning its attention to religion in a dramatic way, and, […]
Report: New Version of Apple TV to Be Unveiled In June Published on March 22, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Technology Continue reading Apple will unveil a new version of its Apple TV set-top box in June that boasts an App Store and […]
Oscar Ratings Hit 7 Year Low; Number of People Watching Lowest Since 2009 Published on February 23, 2015February 24, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Academy Awards Continue reading All the awards have been given out and it looks like the final numbers for the 87th Oscars are in.
PTC Finds 99 Percent of TV Shows About Families Are Not “Family-Friendly” Published on December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading The Parents Television Council released a report finding that 99% of broadcast television shows about families contain some form […]
One Million Moms: Creepy “How to Get Away With Murder” Is Soft Porn Published on November 21, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading How to Get Away With Murder. What a name for a show, and it’s certainly indicative of the days in […]