NBC’s 30 Rock aired its Christmas episode last night, satirizing the myriad ways in which Christmas has become a confusing amalgam of generosity, love, cynicism, materialism, and family mishigas. Kenneth (played by Jack McBrayer), the earnest page who’s always so eager to please, shone through in the episode, gleefully handing out gifts to the staff…

“Britney’s Next Act — Virgin Mary?” No, you haven’t had too much eggnog. TMZ.com (via US weekly) is reporting that <a href="“>Britney Spears is being courted to play the mother of Jesus in a film satire of the Nativity story. The film, called “Sweet Baby Jesus,” would star Spears as a “pregnant 19-year-old who doesn’t…

A movie adaptation of the massively popular novel “The Kite Runner” opens today in theaters. We’ve got a bunch of great features about it: Interview with author Khaled Hosseini Movie Mom’s review of “The Kite Runner” Movie Mom interviews the movie’s star, Khalid Abdalla Watch a clip from the movie.

George Mitchell’s report on steroid use among Major League Baseball was released today, linking a number of popular players to performance-enhancing drugs. Among them, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, Barry Bonds, Paul Lo Duca, and many more. Although some viewed Mitchell’s investigation as a witch hunt from the get-go, in a press conference today he suggested…

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