Terry Mattingly -- Rational Sheep

Terry Mattingly -- Rational Sheep

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Warhammer wars: Henry Cavill takes on Amazon?
Yet another case study in the evolving structures of digital Hollywood
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Crossroads -- Democrats want to talk to American men
Apparently, the party has "culture" issues, but religion isn't part of this drama
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Darcy, Lizzy and the moral vision of Jane Austen
Once again: What is Job 1 for those who control pop-culture franchises?
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What is Job 1, when you run a pop super-franchise?
Mourning Doctor Who, while continuing to ponder the news surrounding Narnia
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Crossroads -- More ink about young Orthodox guys
BBC caught the virus that's spreading about coverts, Russia, Trump, muscles, etc.
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Create your own AI Rational Sheep fake?
A fan asked ChatGPT to write a Rod Dreher response to a David Brooks sermon
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How do digital nobodies turn into influencers?
This aging Baby Boomer understands the role of superstars, but not the pretenders
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Thinking about kids with zero social media
An anonymous "Texas Mom" (the topic is that hot) raised a smartphone-free homecoming queen
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May 2025

Flashback: Audio version of tmatt talk on faith, family & screens
Plus, who watched that Meet the Press" special on U.S. mental-health crisis?
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Rolling Stone finds the online version of "Descent into Hell"
Charles Williams, ChatGPT, online prophets and questions from "The Joyful Widower"
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Could Star-Lord become the face of Avengers 2.0?
Chris Pratt's Christian faith may be too controversial for this rumor to be true
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Weekend thinker: Are you addicted to your phone?
Most people are convinced that their digital screens levels are "normal"
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