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The trend of popular musicians has long been to acknowledge God as their source of inspiration. However, even many raunchy albums contain blatantly violent and overtly sexual lyrics alongside liner notes which profess thanks to God. Bob Waliszewski, associate editor of Plugged In newsletter, questions the sincerety of groups such as Salt-N-Pepa, Stone Temple Pilots and rap group Tha Dogg Pound, whose lyrics include, "I'm in the mood for murder" and less subtle references to casual sex.
Plugged In
Digital Video Disk is the latest advancement in home entertainment technology. About the size of a compact disc, a single DVD has laser-quality images, an entire film in both letterbox and TV-screen proportions, soundtracks with up to 8 languages, stereo surround sound and additional footage. The cost will be about the same as a VHS movie. Most Hollywood studios are supporting DVDs and will release 250 or more titles when the system is introduced this fall. The DVD players, expected in stores this September, run $700-$1,000 and will also handle audio CDs and CD-ROMs. Experts predict that within 5 years, as many as 10 million US homes will have DVD movie players, and that it will be standard equipment for multimedia PCs.
USA Today (quoted in Youthworker Update)
The Canadian MB Conference's world wide web sites are accessed most often by people from the US, Canada and Sweden. There were over 2,000 "hits" (each time information is downloaded is a hit) registered on the site in February and over 2,500 in March. It is accessed most often on Mondays, least often on Sundays.
WebTrends
Television violence is down 30% compared to a period 6 months earlier, but TV sex is up by 31% and profanity rose by 26%, according to a study by the American Family Association.
EPNS
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