by William A. Donohue (Catalyst 9/1999) Over the summer, Hollywood treated us to some pretty slimy stuff, much of it aimed at kids. Austin Powers was back, this time drinking diarrhea daiquiris in "The Spy Who Shagged Me" (in England, the term "shagged" is an obscene word for sex). Newspaper advertisements for "Big Daddy" showed a [...]
Beginning October 2, the Brooklyn Museum of Art will feature "Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection." The exhibit contains the work of 42 artists that have been furnished by Charles Saatchi, a leading collector of contemporary art. Among the displays is one by Chris Ofili, "The Holy Virgin Mary." This collage shows a Black [...]
In the October edition of Vanity Fair, there is an excerpt from a new book by the British author, John Cornwell. The book, Hitler’s Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII, will be published by Viking Press in October. Catholic League president William Donohue commented on the Vanity Fair article today: "Scholarship which purports to be ground-breaking must offer evidence that [...]
On September 3, a group of activists representing a diverse section of New Yorkers will assemble at Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem to denounce the bigotry of Khalid Muhammad. Led by Beth Gilinsky of the Jewish Action Alliance, the press conference will start at 10:00 a.m. at Sylvia's (328 Lenox Avenue). Catholic League president William Donohue will [...]
Tamara Collins, a research analyst at the Catholic League, has previewed the MGM movie "Stigmata." She describes the film, which opens September 10, as an attempt to use a supernatural thriller as a vehicle for making a political attack on the Catholic Church. "The thrust of the plot," says Collins, "is that there exists a lost [...]
