A movie about going back in time turns out to be something of a time machine itself. This review was originally published in May, out of the Cannes Film Festival. We are recirculating it now timed to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s theatrical release. For about 20 minutes, there he is. The opening sequence of James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny takes place during World War II, and my eyes marveled at the sight of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones, as fresh-faced as he was back in Raiders of the Lost Ark, jumping through, around, and atop a speeding German train, walloping Nazis while trying to retrieve an ancient artifact known as the Antikythera. Read More...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday that the CDC is reporting 14 counties in the state – including Jo Daviess County – are at a Medium Community Level for COVID-19 this week, compared to 13 a week ago. There are no counties at High Level for the third straight week, according to a news release.
IDPH has recorded a total of 4,116,356 cases and 36,648 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic. Read More...
Pope Benedict XVI This article is more than 11 years oldPope sets record straight on nativity animals mythThis article is more than 11 years oldOx and donkey are latter-day additions to nativity scene but tradition is here to stay, Benedict says in book on Jesus's infancyAs Christians around the world start thinking about setting up nativity scenes for Christmas, the pope has pointed out that the ox and the donkey – regular fixtures around the manger – are latter-day inventions nowhere to be seen in the gospels. Read More...