The art of Andres Serrano has been derided in the crudest ways. Now it seems those comments, at least the most potty-mouthed, are all true. The artist, who has long experimented with bodily fluids in his photographs, will display his images of animal feces, including a human being’s (his), at a gallery in New York…

I feel a certain amount of pride that I’m one of the folks who jumped on the Mormon Mom Stephenie Meyer “Twilight” bandwagon back when the very first book was still in galleys. I remember getting the bound paperback ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) from an editor friend with only a Post-It attached to the front…

[INT: evening] London, Ritchie/Ciccone Mansion, dinnertime. The family sits at the table. RITCHIE: Rocco, tell your mum to pass the salt. MADONNA: Lola, tell your father that we have an appointment to see Rabbi Berg today and he’d better be there. ROCCO: I’ve had it with passing the salt to you two. I’m going to…

When you think of Barbie, you think of unrealistic body proportions that create insecurity in girls and promote an unattainable and superficial beauty ideal. When you think of Bratz, you think of those enormous eyes, and a wardrobe that you’d never wish on your daughter. But now there’s a doll for Jews who are concerned…

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