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I like a good celebrity interest story as much as the next person, but so much of celebrity news is–yes, I’ll say it–neither news nor terribly interesting. And now that Hanukkah’s over, I can rant a little bit about the celebrity photo ops around the holiday season, especially those of said celebs “celebrating” holidays other…

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…

In Pakistan’s version of American Idol, singing well is not a requirement. But being a potential candidate for Prime Minister is. “Enter the Prime Minister,” Pakistan’s first reality TV show of its kind, begins broadcasting this month. The show, a politicized variation of “American Idol,” aims to find the perfect candidate for the premiership in…

You know on “Law & Order” when the judge tells the jury to ignore the statement just made by the person testifying by saying, “Strike that from the record. Jury, please disregard his statement in your deliberations?” I always wondered how that worked exactly. The jury obviously heard the statement and as much as they…

I don’t profess to know what Jesus would buy, but if you are still searching for a few fresh ideas for Christmas gifts, here are my four favorite new religious products of the Christmas season.

Joel and Ethan Coen became filmmaking legends in their own time with their brutal crime caper “Fargo” back in the 90s. They reached beyond their cult indie filmmaking status with the mainstream success of their dark comedy “O Brother Where Art Thou?” Their latest film, “No Country for Old Men,” once again examines a crime…

“Grace is Gone” is built on a simple premise: Grace Phillips, a soldier, wife and mother of two, is killed in the war in Iraq. Her husband, Stanley Phillips, played by John Cusack, is left to break the terrible news to their daughters, ages eight and twelve. The girls are too old to buy that…
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