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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.The Humanitas Prize goes to…  Congratulations, of course, to Mad Men, Modern Family and all the winners at last night’s Emmy Awards (BTW, is it just a coincidence that the EMmy Awards seems to favor shows that actually begin with the letter M) but…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Will Snowmen melt your heart? There’s lots of positive buzz building for the family comedy Snowmen set to roll into theaters on October 21st. The film follows an attempt by a group of small town kids to set a Guinesss World Record…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Depressing comedy. From The Wrap: (Family Guy creator) Seth MacFarlane took off the gloves during”The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen” last weekend and unleashed some spectacularly nasty zingers at the actor’s expense. The comic pile on of the troubled “Two and…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. TNT’s 2012 slate includes possible Mitch Albom series. The 2011 season is just beginning but development for next year is already underway. Cable networks like USA and TNT have been gaining a lot of traction producing the kinds of shows broadcast networks…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Faith on display at 9/11 memorial ceremony. There was some controversy leading up to yesterday’s 10th anniversary event at Ground Zero regarding the exclusion of any sort of official religious invocation. I must say, if I was planning the itinerary, it would…

1. Odyssey CEO Nick Stuart talks about his personal journey and the path he’s forging with the multi-faith media group he heads. In case you don’t know, Odyssey produces a wide range of multi-faith video programming over a wide range of platforms, including traditional TV, the web, smartphone and other emerging distribution technologies (i.e. web-to-TV…

I’ve been away for a while – due to a combination of reasons good and bad (i.e. book deadlines, TV pilot work, storm-related blackouts, site glitches, etc.) But, hopefully, today’s effort somehow finds its way to you. Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Remembering 9/11. Odyssey Network’s inspirational…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Ryan McPartlin (aka Captain Awesome of Chuck) talks about his lead role in Game Time: Tackling the Past. The emotional football-themed family drama is the eighth presentation of the well-received Walmart-P&G Family Movie Night franchise. This latest entry debuts tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 3rd)…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The Help “blind sides” box office competition. From The Wrap: The phenomenon known as “The Help” could bring another aftershock to the box office this weekend: The smart money is that the Disney/Dreamworks dramedy wins the weekend for the second time in…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.  Ricky Gervais “crucified” on cover of New Humanist Magazine. From The Christian Post: The September/October issue of the magazine features Gervais shirtless, but in jeans, holding a mic stand across his back as if he was being crucified. The words “atheist” in…
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