Crosswalk.com en-us Friday, July 25, 2008 Friday, July 25, 2008 rss.aspx support@crosswalk.com support@crosswalk.com http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/crosswalkredesign/images/display/crosswalk_logo_blue_tiny.gif http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/chamaker/archives/ http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/CHamaker/11569039/ The writers’ strike ended several days ago, in time to salvage this year’s Oscars telecast. This matters to the industry, but the buzz on the telecast is that it may score record-low ratings, the victim of the network TV’s supposedly slow slide into irrelevancy (don’t tell that to the near record number of viewers for last month’s Super Bowl, broadcast on network TV). Then there’s the tone of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Can you say “downbeat”? With the exception of “Juno”—which has developed into a $100-million-plus hit—the major nominees are gloomy. All we ask is that the show entertains, maybe even makes us laugh. If anyone can do that, it’s Oscar host Jon Stewart. So … here we go. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:58:00 GMT 11569039 Christian Hamaker http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/CHamaker/11558971/ Valentino Achak Deng is one of the “lucky” ones. He’s still alive. But he spent most of his childhood and formative years in the Sudan separated from his parents, fearing that they had been killed by the militias who attacked his people. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:58:00 GMT 11558971 Christian Hamaker http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/CHamaker/11557538/ Two “polarizers” renounce their former ways, and, for the good of the country, ask others to do the same. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:07:00 GMT 11557538 Christian Hamaker http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/CHamaker/11551370/ It’s been one of the stronger summers in recent memory, driven by three superb movies, all with an international flavor. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:27:00 GMT 11551370 Christian Hamaker http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/CHamaker/11548524/ We’ve crossed a threshold. We’ve purchased a minivan. So far, so good, but it's my wife's car. Me, I’ll stick with my Mazda 6. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:40:00 GMT 11548524 Christian Hamaker