Several years ago, I contributed a piece about the best small-screen mothers on American television to Beliefnet blogger Therese Borchard’s delightful book “I Love Being a Mom.” For the book, I tried to think of characters, who not only set the bar for television motherhood, but also TV moms who accurately reflected the times. So…

There have been several Fridays home this past semester that have left me watching television all evening, and my newfound interest in “Ghost Whisperer” which is followed up by “Moonlight” has had me pulling a CBS all-nighter and watching “Numb3rs” which airs every week at 10 p.m. Numb3rs is basically a “Bones”-like procedural: every week…

I’ve watched J.J. Abrams’s “Lost” from the very beginning just as faithfully as other devotees. But I have to call it like I see it: the show has deteriorated into a mess of too many plotlines, too many time zones, and too many wrong turns. It’s lost its compass, so to speak. One thing that…

Scottish heartthrob actor James McAvoy has quickly become one of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars, with roles in “The Last King of Scotland,” “Atonement,” and “The Chronicles of Narnia.” However, had he made a different career choice, the screen might have been robbed of his talents. As a teenager, McAvoy considered becoming a priest. He tells…

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