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Science Takes Another Hit in ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’
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Paul O'Donnell
Evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics gnash their teeth a lot about how Hollywood corrupts youth and demoralizes the faithful. But if it’s true that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, Hollywood and conservative Christians, who’ve both been putting the hate on scientific rationalism lately, should get along just fine.
‘House’s’ Portrayal of Chasidic Jews
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Idol Chatter
For a long time now, Chabad, along with many others concerned about the subtle and not-so-subtle influences of pop culture, has been unequivocal about television watching as a harmful, mind-numbing pastime. But that didn’t stop the medium from turning its focus on a Chasidic baal teshuva—a secular Jew who chooses to live a Torah-observant life.…
‘Star Wars’ Wasn’t Made for Cartoons or TV!
By
Douglas Howe
Unless you’ve had your head in the cosmic dust, you’ve probably heard that the next movie in the “Star Wars” series is due out this August. And, you’ve heard of the two potentially controversial decisions made by creator George Lucas. First, he’s decided to make the films animated. Second, he’s going to be bringing future…
Writers’ Strike Ends, But It’s Not All Good News
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Kris Rasmussen
Yes, it is official that the Writers Guild of America has reached an agreement with Hollywood producers to go back to work, and while I join my fellow blogger Donna in celebrating that the writers’ received at least some of what they deserved. However, I feel compelled to share with all of you who are…
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