“It’s not popular to speak of God,” utters Ian McShane’s character, King Silas Benjamin, as he addresses the people of Gilboah in the opening minutes of the premier of “Kings“–a show that, if it’s about anything, it’s about God. Silas goes on to tell the story–told several times in various forms over the two-hour first…

Here is the opening paragraph of a new press release: Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:MAT) and Nickelodeon/Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP), announced today that Dora the Explorer™ is growing up! The companies have introduced a whole new way to look at Dora for girls five years and up. This groundbreaking initiative, featuring fashion dolls and accessories, is a…

You might have to be a die hard “Mad Men” enthusiast to appreciate this new video parody, in which ad execs at a Jewish firm try to come up with a campaign to market mayonnaise to Jews. There’s lots of cigarette smoking, speech making, and even a busty red-headed secretary.But then again, maybe not. The…

By Rebecca Cusey The mid-February sky shone bright and blue over the mountains of Switzerland when the creators of the upcoming movie “Angels & Demons”–the sequel to the film “The Da Vinci Code,” both based on the novels by Dan Brown– brought a gaggle of wide-eyed journalists to tour sites from the movie. Geneva is…

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