{"id":728,"date":"2011-05-27T09:58:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T13:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=728"},"modified":"2011-05-27T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T14:08:06","slug":"is-glenn-beck-about-to-launch-his-own-tv-network-9-more-stories-from-the-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/05\/is-glenn-beck-about-to-launch-his-own-tv-network-9-more-stories-from-the-crossroads.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Glenn Beck about to launch his own TV network? + 9 more stories from the crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s Top 10 dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Glenn Beck talks about GBTV and his new clothing line (for real!). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tMw0A4Oo1C8<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>MSNBC&#8217;s Ed Schultz apologizes to conservative radio host Laura Ingraham&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1mQS3zxPF4<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and she accepts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Laura Ingraham Show - Laura accepts Ed Schultz&#039;s apology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opUVsIufWog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious about the comment that led to all this, here it is:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n4rljvWRqV0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORAL OF THE STORY<\/strong>: There are two. Forgiveness is good.\u00a0 And everyone would be wise to leave counter-productive name calling out of political debates.<\/p>\n<p>3.<strong> Oprah finale draws highest ratings in 17 years. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/oprahs-last-show-delivers-highest-192626\">From Hollywood Reporter<\/a>: <em>Oprah Winfrey\u2019s final broadcast delivered the talker\u2019s  highest household ratings in 17 years. The show, which had Winfrey  reminiscing about 25 years in daytime, averaged a 13.3 household rating,  according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen. (Total viewer numbers  will be released in two weeks.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It was the highest household average since the February 21, 1994  installment \u201cPeople Shed their Disguises,\u201d during which Winfrey  convinced guests to stop hiding behind questionable style and grooming  choices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Observation<\/strong>: I&#8217;m not surprised at the big finish numbers. But the topic of\u00a0 the previous record holder is a bit of a head scratcher. <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BTW<\/strong>: As <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/05\/top-10-bits-of-wisdom-from-oprahs-final-show.html\">noted here yesterday<\/a>, Oprah thanks Jesus for her success. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/oprah-winfrey-credits-god-for-show-success-50548\/\">From The Christian Post<\/a>: <em>A few years ago, the popular Christian recording artists Casting Crowns recorded a song in which they asked what would happen if the family of God turned to Jesus and stopped asking Oprah what to do. Ironically, in her final show, Winfrey credited Jesus for her success.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cPeople  often ask me, What is the secret to the success of the show?\u201d Oprah  said during the finale on Wednesday \u2013 a show that drew its highest  rating in 17 years. \u201cHow have we lasted 25 years. I non-jokingly say, my  team \u2013 and Jesus. Because nothing but the hand of God has made this  possible for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>4.<strong> Israeli entertainment mogul says President Obama needs to visit Israel. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/43153885\">From CNBC<\/a>: <em>The most prominent Israeli-American business leader in the United  States, Haim Saban, says President Obama needs to do more to show his  support of Israel in light of the President\u2019s comments last week  suggesting Israel needs to return to its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/43096898\/\"><strong>pre-1967<\/strong><strong> borders <\/strong><\/a>to achieve peace with the Palestinians.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Saban, one  of the biggest individual supporters to the Democratic Party and  chairman of Saban Capital Group, said Obama needs to visit Israel as he  has done with other countries in the Middle East.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cI&#8217;m  very perplexed as to why the president, who&#8217;s been to Cairo, to Saudi  Arabia, to Turkey, has not made a stop in Israel and spoken to the  Israeli people, Saban said. &#8220;I believe that the president can clarify to  the Israeli people what his positions are on Israel and calm them down.  Because they are not calm right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<strong> <\/strong> <strong>Getting to the roots of the Terrence Malick&#8217;s award-winning\u00a0 film <em>The Tree of Life<\/em>. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/movies\/column-post\/making-tree-life-inside-malick-method-27753\">From The Wrap<\/a>:<em> Terrence Malick&#8217;s &#8220;The Tree of Life&#8221; may have a summer release  date,   but it&#8217;s further away from being a typical summer movie than any  other   film released this season.<br \/>\nAt times an intimate coming-of-age story  and at times a cosmic   meditation on grace, life and creation,  Malick&#8217;s Palme d&#8217;Or winner is a   remarkable achievement that has  divided critics but is essential  viewing  for serious movie fans.<br \/>\n(Whether the film, which debuts in limited New York and Los  Angeles   release Friday, will translate to the casual multiplex crowd,  even with   Brad Pitt in a leading role, is another matter entirely.)<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Since the famously reclusive Malick is not one to explain himself, TheWrap spoke to producers Bill Pohlad and Dede Gardner (<\/em>left, at the Cannes awards ceremony<em>)    and to special effects supervisor Dan Glass about the various stages   of  Malick&#8217;s lyrical, fragmented, occasionally perplexing but always    rapturous reverie. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Tree of Life - Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wf5FwjwTBz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Seven Hollywood star who suggest that marriage is obsolete. <\/strong>View the list @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/05\/26\/celebrities-on-marriage-i_n_867230.html#s283835&amp;title=Cameron_Diaz\">HuffPo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>15 signs your pastor\/preacher is a nut job. <\/strong>View the list @ <a href=\"http:\/\/strangeherring.com\/\">Strange Herring<\/a><strong>. <\/strong>Find out if suggesting that marriage is obsolete makes the cut. The answer could determine whether or not you want Cameron Diaz running your church.\u00a0<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>9.<\/em><strong><em> Lion King<\/em> 3-D coming.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/movies\/article\/lion-king-returns-movie-theaters-3d-27743\">From The Wrap<\/a>: <em>Disney&#8217;s &#8220;The Lion King&#8221; will be back in movie theaters on Sept. 16, 2011 &#8212; this time in 3D &#8212; the studio announced Thursday.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>By converting and rereleasing the movie, Disney joins a trend.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Earlier this week, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm  Entertainment announced they are converting the 1997 masterpiece  &#8220;Titanic&#8221; and will have it in movie theaters on April 6, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Observation: 3-D editions of classic movies are becoming part of the entertainment industry&#8217;s <em>circle of life<\/em>. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Computer virus targets Macs.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/media\/article\/macguard-malware-targets-hollywoods-favorite-computers-27763\">From The Wrap<\/a>: <em>Apple owners, once secure in the knowledge that their computers rarely get viruses, are under attack.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Screenwriters, directors and cinematographers are known to love Mac  computers for their ease of use with editing images and writing  software. Final Cut Pro, Final Draft and other popular programs make the  Mac the laptop of choice for much of the entertainment industry.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>But in the past few weeks, a set of Trojan horses has been attacking  Hollywood&#8217;s favorite computers in greater numbers than ever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10.<strong>&#8220;Reality &#8221; show would glamorize swingers. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2011\/05\/reality-series-about-swingers-headed-to-tv\/\">From Deadline<\/a>: <em>Certain  to create controversy, &#8220;Bedroom Community&#8221; revolves around a group of  swingers &#8212; suburban couples who swap  partners. Lionsgate shot a  presentation for the project, which is now  being shopped to cable  networks&#8230;The swinging lifestyle was introduced to  American suburbia  in the 1960s, and was depicted in the praised but  short-lived CBS drama  series &#8220;Swingtown,&#8221; set in the 1970s.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction<\/strong>: It will probably sell.  Relatively few people will actually watch but they&#8217;ll play with  demographics and figure out some way to declare it a hit. <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday Flashback<\/strong>: Here&#8217;s part of a classic 1970&#8217;s episode of <em>All in the Family <\/em>episode on the topic.\u00a0 <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jl4nf2dTRqQ<\/p>\n<p>No blog Monday. Have a happy and blessed Memorial Day weekend!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"I&#039;m proud to be an American - American Soldier Tribute\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZZf619DIpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s Top 10 dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Glenn Beck talks about GBTV and his new clothing line (for real!). http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tMw0A4Oo1C8 2. MSNBC&#8217;s Ed Schultz apologizes to conservative radio host Laura Ingraham&#8230; http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1mQS3zxPF4 &#8230;and she accepts. 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