I’m searching for what, exactly, to say about what news reports are indicating might be a suicide by Heath Ledger, and all I can come up with are the words “he was ill,” spoken by the family of the late comedian Richard Jeni, who took his own life last year this time. I also remember…

Thanks to Beliefnet’s Lilit Marcus who forwarded me the link to US Magazine’s story on Heath. In the article: News of Heath Ledger’s death has shaken friends of the actor. “This is terrible and I’m in shock,” a close friend of Ledger’s tells Usmagazine.com. “But to tell you the truth… we saw it coming.” “Heath…

Brace yourselves. Because I’m about to say something politically incorrect: I have issues with “The Kite Runner.” And the fact that no one does is further proof of how biased our culture is against the mentally ill. The summer before last my friend lent me her copy. I’ve never been so pulled into a novel…

Sara Shereen Bakhshian of Beliefnet interviewed Khaled Hosseini about his blockbuster novel, “The Kite Runner,” the new movie, his faith and values, and about Islam in Afghanistan. To get to the interview click here. Below are some excerpts: The movie adaptation of the blockbuster 2003 novel “The Kite Runner” arrives in theaters Dec. 14, and…

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