Sentences with phrase «of entertainment culture»

With Star Wars back on the front burner of our entertainment culture, I am reminded of Yoda, a Jedi master who was small of stature but had a way with words.

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The group of inspirational judges includes Aaron Firestein and Raaja Nemani, co-founders of BucketFeet which produces shoes designed by artists from around the world; Lance Rios, founder of Hispanic communication platform Being Latino; Roberto Torres, Luis Montanez and Chris Findeisen, creators of made - in - America apparel brand Black & Denim; Sulaiman Sanni and Ben Lamson, creators of the crowd - funding website WeDidIt; and Marve Frazier, CEO of premier destination website for African American popular culture and entertainment Bossip.com and Chief Creative Officer of Moguldom Media Group.
Though it has no experience in the entertainment business, the firm said it «remains committed to providing premier content with a diverse workforce in a safe environment founded on a culture of respect and creativity.»
'' «American Idol» is a pop - culture staple that left the air too soon,» said Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, in a statement.
«Lantern Entertainment remains committed to providing premier content with a diverse workforce in a safe environment founded on a culture of respect and creativity.»
Alex Churchill, CEO of VonChurch, a digital entertainment recruiting company, says most companies make a big mistake when they hire: They neglect culture fit, so teams never really coalesce.
«The emphasis on sports is part of Kim Jong Un's strategy to construct and highlight more of what makes life fun, such as culture and entertainment,» explained Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, associate scholar at the Philadelphia - based Foreign Policy Research Institute.
«We consider culture and entertainment indispensable to our quality of life.
The world - renowned game companies and hundreds of game developers and publishers made statement jointly, and conducted in - depth discussion and cooperation on topics such as digital entertainment culture and new economies.
This global hub, also known as «Gateway of the Americas», has everything that EB - 5 investor might want besides a growing number of EB - 5 approved projects; largest concentration of foreign banks and multinational corporations, rated Number 2 in Business Friendliness and Number 3 in Foreign Direct Investment Strategy by FDI Intelligence (a division of Financial Times), and is undoubtedly one of fastest growing urban centers of the world in commerce, finance, culture, media, arts, entertainment and international trade.»
The quality of life and having four days a week free would encourage a lot of economic activities — more tourism, entertainment, sports, culture, and education.
A huge part of our culture is focused on (straight) sex — sex as a means of advertising, sex as entertainment, sex everywhere you look.
The assumptions and techniques of psychology and therapy have found their way into business, schools, families, popular entertainment, and even the courts» so much so that it has become common to speak of our society as a «therapeutic culture
Elements of the church today have fetishized culture in general (and entertainment specifically) to a degree that is unhealthy, not only for the church, but for the culture, too.
(Sadly, our churches can sometimes resemble our culture instead of Jesus — witness our fascination with militarism, entertainment cults of celebrity, power, materialism, and patriarchal culture and so on.)
Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow human beings or our planet.
The contemporary «learning society,» overwhelmed with information, knowledge and entertainment, requires discerning and constructive responses of an even greater order than those of the early church in the sophisticated rhetorical culture of the Roman Empire, or the early modern Western church faced with printing and transformations in scholarship, geographical horizons, sciences, nations and industries.
The Heart of Virtue by Donald DeMarco Ignatius 231 pages, $ 12.95 paper Despite their occasional presence on best - seller lists, books about virtue remain something of an anomaly in contemporary culture, the impulse for serious personal reflection choked out by the saturation of the entertainment media.
We know from Jewish culture, that at the wedding celebration for the whole town, one of the acts of entertainment was to have ten virgins perform a wedding dance around the bride and groom.
• The vulgarization of popular culture and entertainment, which has so deeply wounded our politics that they've become another form of reality TV, producing a spectacle that should shame us into a collective examination of our consciences as consumers.
As the technological era permeates cultures worldwide, the mass media are increasingly employed as a tool of the production - consumption cycle rather than as a resource for the education, information, and entertainment required for the well - being of all people, an element essential to the development of citizens in any democracy.
She also expressed her opinion that some of the newer «narrative» methods of preaching were too closely identified with the «entertainment» values of the dominant television culture.
The mere fact that an intoxicated man, at a certain stage of inebriation, has considerable entertainment value shows that our culture has sometimes made drunkenness socially rewarding.
You will have the opportunity to network within your vocational channel of culture and learn from leading cultural influencers in media, education, government, arts and entertainment, business, the social sector, and the church.»
«The Simpsons is not dismissive of faith, but treats religion as an integral part of American life,» says William Romanowski of Calvin College, author of Pop Culture Wars: Religion and the Role of Entertainment in American Life.
Many Muslims despair of the drugs, the dating, the entertainment - saturated culture that are so much a part of the public school experience.
The family, the job, the newspaper, the radio, the movies, the Saturday Evening Post, the Reader's Digest, the lodge, the service club or woman's club, the billboards, the store windows, the politicians, the militarists, the manifold purveyors of culture and entertainment — in fact the total social situation is constantly driving home the message of rival secular faiths.
I have trouble reconciling God killing Ananias and Sapphira, who committed a sin for which restitution could be made, but does nothing to punish pedophile clergy, or purveyors of filth (perverse music, entertainment, Hollywood, porn, etc...) that destroy lives and pollute the culture.
For example, the Bible is frequently quoted in support of opposition to portrayals of sex and violence in the media but not often to challenge the practice of western media corporations destroying poorer indigenous cultures by selling cheap western entertainment that under - cuts local programming, even though protection of the poor is a strong biblical message.
That is the dilemma and there are many thinkers, including evangelicals, who feel that the broadcasters have identified themselves too closely with this television culture and in the process have cheapened the message of the Christian faith and reduced it to an unacceptable form of spiritual entertainment or «super-bowl Christianity.»
In evangelical culture of the last century, «worldliness» had come to signify entertainment or lifestyle choices with which many conservative Christians weren't comfortable.
Pascal would no doubt see the psychological turn in our culture as an obvious one: It combines both the therapeutic needs that are met by entertainment and the repudiation of the significance of our bodies.
We're full of culture too, check out our Arts & Entertainment, including Old Temecula Community Theater, Temecula Valley Museum, and for the kids, Pennypickle's Workshop - Temecula Children's Museum.
In 2011, he formed Danny Wimmer Presents, which now produces several of the largest rock and alternative festivals in the U.S.. By combining A-list talent with local cuisine and culture, DWP has become recognized within the industry for delivering the highest - quality entertainment experiences to fans, artists, sponsors, partners and host cities.
During this event, Atalanta's guests will be able to meet the cheese makers firsthand and enjoy an evening of Scottish culture that will feature samplings of the cheeses and other authentic Scottish fare, drink, and entertainment.
«Bazooka Candy Brands has a long history of partnering with pop culture properties to bring customers fun in the form of edible entertainment,» said Elizabeth Mangold, Senior Brand Manager.
The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square — cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century.
thanks for the sensible comment fatboy yep i know i do get that they do nt really mean it, but i just cant come to terms with that, i do nt really expect civilised culture in a sport but generally from the people in the world, yep you are right about the real world, maybe thats the reason it annoys me extremely, i mean look our world is rotten to the core, the human mindset is terrible when it faces danger or problems for himself, and maybe thats the reason i just want football to stay as just as an entertainment industry but when i see that people even here let the words flow in any kind of way just because the are frustrated, i really cant come to terms with it, i really love black humor and some akbs react angrily when some fans tell some wheelchair jokes or for example on the post from admin where one could write jokes about wenger, some were really awesome, but when people cant control their emotion after a game and abuse other people it just irritates me as hell cause i really think that thats one of the big problems in the world..
There are so elements to football that draw people in: the entertainment, the aesthetic beauty, the presence of team dynamics, the narratives, the tactics, the learning of right and wrong, the representation of culture.
We've talked about it here, because in the entertainment and pop culture scene, it's kind of a big deal!
Cities, coast and interior, they all offer an endless source of entertainment, culture and fun for visitors.
With its culture, entertainment, excellent shopping and diverse restaurants, the Warehouse District and French Quarter is sure to provide tons of excitement during your stay.
Downtown is your source of culture, entertainment, and fun, offering a myriad of activities from casual to elegant dining at over 165 restaurants or bars; shopping at a variety of clothing, furniture or antique stores; browsing though more than a dozen art galleries, or dancing the night away at the newest «hot spot.»
In Kenya, there is generally more help from extended family; there are fewer parenting philosophies to pick from, doubt and then be judged by; there's no scheduled sleep times to disrupt; there's a more relaxed free - range parenting style; it's a less tightly wound culture in general; there's not the pressure to be the main source of entertainment for your children.
In his remarks, the Chairman, House Committee in Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Desmond Elliot stated that Lagos State was not just in Cannes to sell and market itself as a venue for shooting films but to tell the world that the State has a Government that is a lover of the arts and entertainment industry.
Zylofon Media is the latest good thing to happen to the Ghanaian entertainment industry as it has signed a lot of the «big» artistes in the industry and promises to take Ghanaian culture to another level through Music and Art.
A History of Britain in the 1980s (Atlantic Books # 25) he makes a case for a Britain of confrontation — political parties, financial and business enterprises, culture and entertainment.
The duo will as part of the program exhibit the culture of Ghana through making of beads, acting, music, dance and other forms of entertainment.
«The Sibley Building is a beautiful piece of Rochester's history, located in the center of the city within walking distance to entertainment, culture, and conveniences,» said New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner James S. Rubin.
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about applications filed by for - profit organizations recently with the City to shut down major portions of Flushing Meadows - Corona Park to the public in order to accommodate paid - admission events next summer: «Queens is increasingly becoming a premier destination for entertainment, culture and -LSB-...]
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