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What Covid Taught Me About the Embarrassing Parts in the Bible

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By: Sam Chan

I like to use the Bible in One Year reading program. It’s an easy way to read the whole bible in one year. Read more

Baby Shark – One Person’s Harmless Ditty is Another Person’s Instrument of Torture

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By: Sam Chan

Baby Shark – doo doo doo doo doo doo – has become the most watched YouTube video with over 7 billion views. Read more

Tiger King: Are We Much Different From Joe Exotic?

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By: Sam Chan

While, in isolation, plenty of people binged Netflix’s crime documentary, “Tiger King” (2020). Read more

Negative Response to a Viral Celebrity Cover of John’s Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, Highlights Our Desire to Be Truly Understood

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By: Sam Chan

Recently, Gal Gadot and her celebrity friends got together to sing a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It was a well-intentioned gesture to do something nice. Something to help us get through the COVID-19 crisis. Read more

Taylor Swift’s Pop Civil War Shows Why We Need a God

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By: Sam Chan

Just in time for the USA summer holidays (and her pre-album Lover launch), we have Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun in the Pop Civil War of 2019.
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Babe. What a Pig Taught Me about the Secret to Success

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By: Sam Chan

The movie Babe (1995) will soon turn 25. I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly. What a story. Babe is a pig. But Babe wants to be a sheepdog. And who are we to stop him? Read more

You Hate to See It. But You Don’t!

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By: Sam Chan

You Hate to See It. The phrase “You hate to see it” is now a thing. A meme. Its usage has skyrocketed in the last few months. The Google Trends graph (see above) is basically an upward vertically straight line. Read more

Why It’s Great to Be Irish on St Patrick’s Day

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By: Sam Chan

St Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday. But even if we’re not Irish, we can pretend to be Irish on St Patrick’s Day by having a good time and sharing a drink. Read more

Crazy Rich Asians: Why You Will Never Be Good Enough for Your Tiger Mother-in-law

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By: Sam Chan

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) is currently #1 in box offices all over the world.

At a simple level, this delightful rom-com is an Asian version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). Read more