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Danny Gokey switches first single from "It's Only" to "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
Date: 11/20/2009
Danny Gokey previewed his single, "It's Only," recently, but it looks like his label, RCA Records Nashville, has had second thoughts. It was reported yesterday that Gokey's new first single will be "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me." The single will be going to country radio shortly, but it's already on Danny's MySpace page and YouTube. A digital single will be available Dec. 22. You ...
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Obama's Bow, and What Mordechai and Haman Can Teach Us About It
Date: 11/17/2009
The uproar over President Obama's bow before Japanese Emperor Akihito refuses to die down. As soon as it happened, it brought to mind the Biblical Book of Esther, and the story of Mordechai refusing to bow down to Haman. As in the case of the President, although much emotion is evoked by the story, one wonders why it is such a big deal. Although Mordechai's refusal to bow before Haman is vi ...
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'Idols' Around the World
Date: 11/16/2009
Cynthia Schneider, former US Ambassador to the Netherlands and specialist in international culture, tells the TED audience about the impact of "Idol"-style television programs around the world. We know how winning can transform the lives of the performers. She helps us understand how watching these shows can transform the lives of the audience.
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Gabourey Sidibe of 'Precious'
Date: 11/16/2009
I love Ellen's interview with Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the title character in "Precious." Director Lee Daniels told the New York Times he knew it would be difficult to find an actress to play the role of an abused pregnant teenager who weighed 350 pounds. "I couldn't call Hollywood and say, 'Send over all your 300-pound black girls,' " Daniels explained. "They'd laugh"....Daniels saw 500 ...
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E Pluribus Unum-- Social Identity and Diversity in Acts
Date: 11/12/2009
(My friend Mark Fairchild, who is a professor of Bible at Huntington University invited me to come give some lectures at his school in Indiana. What follows here is the Forrester Lecture on Diversity delivered Nov. 4, 2009.Kudos to Mark and his colleagues for a good time at Huntington). BW3 ------- Normal 0 false false false ...
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Danny Gokey single "It's Only" debuts on radio
Date: 11/06/2009
American Idol favorite Danny Gokey debuted his first single "It's Only" this morning on FM 106.1 in his hometown of Milwaukee. You can hear Danny Gokey's song, "It's Only" on the radio station website. So what do you think? Was country a good genre for him to pursue? And how do you think his song compares to his co-finalists' Adam Lambert and Kris Allen's new music? RELATED POSTS : L ...
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LA's Dream Center Youth Outreach Center named for Danny Gokey's wife, Sophia
Date: 10/29/2009
In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the L.A. Dream Center, an outreach to the homeless and needy in L.A. & across the U.S., American Idol's Danny Gokey recently performed at a special media event hosted by Jason Kennedy of "E! News Daily," Suzanne Marques of "Good Day L.A." At the event, Gokey, along with Dream Center founder, Matthew Barnett, announced that the Dream Center's Youth Ou ...
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We Are All Vampires, Especially Don Draper
Date: 10/30/2009
In case you haven't noticed, vampires have invaded. Given, it's October, so this month generally does see a rise in the prevalence of vamps, zombies, witches and axe murderers on TV, but what I'm talking about is something beyond that. Besides our fascination that hearkens back to Nosferatu (or "Thriller," or Buffy, depending on your generation), when I started thinking about it more expansiv ...
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