James Patterson. Nora Roberts. Paulo Coelho. Stephanie Meyer. All names I would expect to find on the New York Times best-sellers list. But the current publishing buzz surrounds the number one soft-cover fiction book in the country right now– a book with the inauspicious title of “The Shack.” The book was originally a self-published effort…

Our friends, Christian rockers P.O.D., are offering you a chance to download their upcoming single, “Shine with Me”–set to hit radio July 15–for free, from now until September 30. Click on the photo below to download the song, and when you’re finished, be sure to click here to read our new interview with P.O.D.’s lead…

Check out New York Times reporter Nate Chinen’s live music review of lead singer Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket who, Chinen calls, a “cheeky Shaman” and describes his music as “music to get lost in, body and soul.” Among other things, Chinen comments: “Mr. James obviously understands the shamanistic side of his…

When you think of Barbie, you think of unrealistic body proportions that create insecurity in girls and promote an unattainable and superficial beauty ideal. When you think of Bratz, you think of those enormous eyes, and a wardrobe that you’d never wish on your daughter. But now there’s a doll for Jews who are concerned…

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