a review of religion and media
Revealer contributor Jo Piazza reports from Cannes:
This center has a crew that speaks five languages, consisting of Scientologists flown to Cannes from around the world. They mainly seem to spend their days hollering on the sidewalk, asking passersby if they can “show them something” inside the center, which is festooned with a sign boldly declaring ‘La Dianétique,’ or ‘Dianetics,’ the religion’s leading text.
Revealer contributor Jo Piazza reports from Cannes:
This center has a crew that speaks five languages, consisting of Scientologists flown to Cannes from around the world. They mainly seem to spend their days hollering on the sidewalk, asking passersby if they can “show them something” inside the center, which is festooned with a sign boldly declaring ‘La Dianétique,’ or ‘Dianetics,’ the religion’s leading text.
Revealer contributor Jo Piazza reports from Cannes:
This center has a crew that speaks five languages, consisting of Scientologists flown to Cannes from around the world. They mainly seem to spend their days hollering on the sidewalk, asking passersby if they can “show them something” inside the center, which is festooned with a sign boldly declaring ‘La Dianétique,’ or ‘Dianetics,’ the religion’s leading text.
Tablet‘s Liel Leibovitz catches up with the storm director Lars von Trier created at Cannes this week when he described himself as a Nazi; according to Leibowitz, sympathizing with Hitler “may be the most Jewish thing the director has ever done.” Continue Reading →