This past Wednesday I had an opportunity to interview none other than blockbuster filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, producer, director, and actor Tyler Perry about his latest movie release, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” The movie, starring Perry as Madea–of course, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White and Pastor…

A video clip from the 2006 documentary "The Saint of 9/11," which chronicles the life of Father Mychal Judge, the Fire Department of New York's chaplain on 9/11, and the first official victim of the terrorist attacks.

You can’t argue that Ellen DeGeneres is everything my fellow blogger Joanne Brokaw says she is: funny, encouraging, warm–and I’ll add forthright, wholesome and brimming with common sense. All of which makes her selection to replace Paula Abdul as a judge on “American Idol” unforgiveable. For all its success and the success of contestants like…

Question: Is it possible that we’ve gone a little vampire overboard? Answer: Naahhhh. Not according to me at least. When LJ Smith’s “The Vampire Diaries” series of books came out in the very early 90’s, I read them as an actual young adult. (I know, how novel!) I don’t remember them so well, but what…

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