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The internet has gone from a simple network to a cultural, social and political force all its own. There are millions of internet users, a legion of supporters and customers just waiting for a leader to appear. While some companies are still struggling to figure out the best way to tap into the almost limitless…

American Gymnast Shawn Johnson East became a household name during the Beijing Olympics in 2008 when she competed for the women’s all-around gold medal. Now, she is reaching out to Americans once again. This time, however, she is not competing as an athlete but speaking as a wife. Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East sit…

YouTube has become so entrenched as the place to view music videos, movie trailers, hilarious home movies and sports highlights that many people forget that YouTube was once brand new. It had a tiny video library, and plenty of people ended up on shady shopping sites or porn websites when they entered the website name…

Patton Oswalt, a comedian and actor who is known for his atheist beliefs, recently mocked the Bible and compared it to works of fiction. “Dear people citing The Bible,” Oswalt wrote on Twitter. “It’s a cool book with some wonderful passages but it also has ghost sex & giants & super babies & demons. It’s…

What would you do if God sent you a friend request? They say the Almighty works in mysterious ways and, in this case, it’s through Facebook. In the uplifting new CBS drama God Friended Me, Brandon Micheal Hall (The Mayor, Search Party) stars as podcast host Miles Finer, a spiritual skeptic who doesn’t exactly know…

From princess movies to Star Wars to Marvel, it seems like Disney is always in the news for its new movies. In 2019, however, Disney will not be bringing a whole new story to life but putting a new twist on one of its classics. Most Disney fans are familiar with the animated film “Dumbo,”…

For the first time since 1994, the FIFA World Cup will be coming to North America in 2026. The United States, Mexico and Canada combined their bids to win the hosting rights over Morocco by a landslide victory of 134 to 65. The 2026 World Cup will be the first time that the World Cup…

Last week marked the 20 year anniversary of one of the best known series of all time, “Sex and the City.” The first episode of this famous show aired on June 6, 1998, and its original run had a total of 94 episodes. The series finale of the original show played on February 22, 2004,…

The idea of a feature-length movie based on a song sounds ridiculous, but “I Can Only Imagine,” the faith based film based on the hit song of the same name, succeeded beyond anyone’s expectations. The film grossed over $83 million overall, and it finished third at the box office during its opening weekend despite competing…

There is every possibility that this Saturday, June 9, 2018, Justify will become a legend in horse racing by cinching a Triple Crown win. In the history of horse racing, there have only been 12 horses to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in one month. Justify, however, has a decent chance…

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