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It might seem odd to have an episode focused on Easter when it's August, but "Mad Men" is not exactly known for fitting the TV mold. The critically-acclaimed series set in the 60s advertising world usually revels, basks, and otherwise adorns itself in storylines of moral ambiguity set against a culture on the verge of enormous change. This is exactly why I am so crazy about the show. The series has examined racism, homophobia, politics, and sexism, so I guess it is about time it sets its sights on religion. I'm just not so sure I like the direction that the latest storyline is going.
You don't think of former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne as an evangelist, except for those crazy Brazilian, African and Afro-Caribbean beats that practically broke poor drummer Chris Frantz's wrists and led Byrne off to a solo career of promoting world music. If Byrne and his bandmates were attracted to Christian music and artwork (as in the cover art by Christian outsider artist Howard Finster for their 1986 album "Little Creatures"), it was part of their passion for Americana. A Gideon's Bible was as interesting as a little-league ball field or an empty highway.
I love British comedian John Oliver on 'The Daily Show'--he's just the right mix of biting and dry humor. Now, in a video for Jbooks.com, Oliver hosts a "Literature Rodeo." In this segment, he traces the history of Apocalyptic books, beginning, of course, with the Bible.
If you're like Gospel Soundcheck's Joanne Brokaw, you may be conflicted about the hottest boy band of the moment, the Jonas Brothers. In her post, "5 Things I Hate About the Jonas Brothers," Brokaw talks about the "bigger than oxygen" trio and their commercial empire.
Here are 5 things I hate about the Jonas Brothers (the JoBros commercial empire, that is):
1. They're treated like little more than money-making machines. Right now, these guys open their mouths and dollars falls out, and the label execs will ride that train as long as it has steam. I don't like watching teens being treated like commodities.
So far, the 2008 Olympics has been all Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Chinese divers, Liu Xiang bowing out (gasp!), gymnastics, Usain Bolt, Redeem Team, U.S. men's water polo, Kerry Walsh and Misty May-Trainer (this list is getting so long!)...
From the mall to the multiplex to the New York Times best-seller list, Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" books are a huge phenomenon. Are you a "Twilight" fan? How do you think the books measure up to that other series, "Harry Potter"?...
Earlier this week I ran into a huge Christian music fan in a coffeeshop in Hanover, N.H. (clue: his "Amy Grant & Friends" T-shirt) who had just returned from the second annual Smitty Cruise, Michael W. Smith's waterborne jamboree that...
When you're a 15-year-old girl, dealing with school, boys, and family is drama enough. When you're a 15-year-old Catholic girl and your name is Antonia Lucia Labella, you not only deal with all three, you also pray to saints and...
As I'm staying up late and watching coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the spirit of the Games has once again taken hold over me: America's Jason Lezak chasing down France's Alain Bernard in the final leg of the...
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