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While Fox scrambled to keep Ray Romano’s and Katherine Heigl’s bleepable words off the air at last night’s Primetime Emmy Awards Show, Ed Asner sneaked this stray comment in the tribute to “Roots”: “Turned out better than I thought,” mumbled Ed Asner, as the segment ended and the music began to swell. I couldn’t have…

Unless you paid close attention, you may have missed the major cultural event that took place last Friday all over the country. What is it? Well, in a small box on the top–and in a small column at the bottom of page 1–USA Today announced it was celebrating it’s 25th anniversary. Whether you read your…

With all the high-fiving of heaven after touchdowns, post-game testimonials, and mid-field prayer meetings, football fans might not have noticed that the NFL is mildly hostile to open displays of Christianity. As this Christianity Today piece points out, the league has tries to suppress the players’ tendency to take a knee together after the final…

With it comes to social issues, the news media tends to give stories a short shelf life, which is why documentaries–when done well–are a fantastic art form that continues to shine a light on tragedies that we be more comfortable with forgetting. Such is the case with a new documentary in limited release, “Angels In…

Christian rapper, actor, and ordained minister, T-Bone is enjoying much success with his latest album, “Bone-A-Fide.” He was nominated for a Grammy this year for best Rock of Rap Gospel album–and was actually the first Christian rapper in history to be nominated for a Grammy back back in 2000 for “The Last Street Preacha.” Check…

I hope you’ve had a chance to see one of the host of 9-11 memorials, retrospectives, and history shows that have been featured this week on nearly every network and cable station, including the History Channel, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channels, and all of the news stations. In case you’re looking to be inspired while…

I always wondered what became of Janine Turner, who was the female lead on the late, great sitcom “Northern Exposure.” Well, my question has finally been answered–she’s been directing short films, recording Christian music, and making Christian yoga videos. Wait, what? That’s right … according to Janine’s website, she has joined with yoga expert Mary…

Football is everywhere these days, with games being played virtually every day of the week, televised nationally on cable and network TV. All the more reason for the NFL to set a dramatic precedent by dishing out an unparalleled punishment to the New England Patriots and their coach, Bill Belichick. In case you haven’t heard,…

“In the Valley of Elah“–Paul Haggis’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning “Crash”–starts out as a mystery about a soldier who disappears soon after returning home from Iraq. But it soon becomes something more: a full-scale exploration of America’s involvement in Iraq and the moral ramifications of the war. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon, the…

I remember the first time I visited “The Body Shop.” It was a brand new store in Georgetown and a brand new chain, too. I was in college, and I was enchanted by all the wonderful sounding lotions and conditioners. For years I only used this banana shampoo that made my hair feel silky and…
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