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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 24, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Jesus Christ, it’s Ryan Gosling!

JESUS CHRIST, IT’S RYAN GOSLING !!!

[Why Do Christians Continue to Believe Jesus was White?]

Yesterday, I shopped at Costco. I was surprised to see a big display for Christian-themed art in the middle of the store. Jesus stuff. Crosses. Angels. Doves. Lambs. Lots of lambs. And, of course, some handsome movie star dude who looks just like Ryan Gosling.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 15, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Review: “Live Aid” Documentary on CNN

REVIEW: “LIVE AID” DOCUMENTARY (ON CNN)

If you’re 50+ (born in 1975, or earlier), you remember LIVE AID. Now, organizer/musician/activist Bob Geldof reveals the stories behind all the music, the mayhem, the madness, and the noble effort to do something and try and make a difference

Last month (July 2025) marked the 40th anniversary of the most grandiose spectacle in popular music history. In 1985, “LIVE AID,” a mega-rock concert played simultaneously across two continents and attracted the most stellar lineup of acts ever, tried to focus our attention on a faraway forgotten place with forgotten people amidst a mega-materialistic world obsessed with wealth and status. That LIVE AID took place at all in the “greed is good” eighties remains a peculiar twisted irony. Recently, CNN Entertainment wrapped up its documentary of Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On the World, which reveals much of what happened offstage and when the mics were turned off — before, during, and after the duel rock concerts were held in London (UK) and Philadelphia (USA).

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 14, 2025 in Blog | 3 comments

Turning Point: The Vietnam War (Five-Part Netflix Series Review)

TURNING POINT: THE VIETNAM WAR (NETFLIX SERIES–REVIEW)

“You will kill 10 of us, we will kill one of you. But in the end you will tire first.” — Ho Chi Minh

“We’re killing these people at a ratio of 10 to 1.” — Army Gen. William Westmoreland, U.S. supreme commander in Vietnam

“Westy, the American people don’t care about the 10, they care about the one.” — Sen. Fritz Hollings, a decorated World War II veteran from Westmoreland’s home state of South Carolina

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. The recent anniversary date (April 30, 1975) prompted several retrospectives–old and new. As is the case with many historical events, the passage of time does provides a broader, deeper, and clearer perspective of what really happened. Much like a forest and the trees, some distance away from the subject often provides the best vantage point.