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Check out two clips from Sunday’s special Mother’s Day episode of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting.” And then read my exclusive interview with Michelle Duggar, who gives me an update on baby Josie’s condition.A Mother’s CallJosie’s Homecoming

Todd Bridges, formerly of “Diff’rent Strokes” and currently seen on TruTV’s “World’s Dumbest Criminals,” recently sat down and spoke to me about life on the set of the groundbreaking show, the media’s portrayal of former child stars, being abused as a child, and his battle with drug addiction.Read the complete interview with Todd Bridges here…

Season four of "Friday Night LIghts" is the best yet.

A television award show that focuses on quality television happens May 5th.

Carly Simon just released a new music video to her classic song “You’re So Vain.”The singer held a contest, inviting fans and filmmakers to create the video concept. Brett Bisogno created the winning video, featuring a dancing Hasidic Jew on a journey.Check out the video below.

For fans, Star Wars Day 2010 arrives and provokes reflections on religion and popular culture.

Soap Opera fans are mourning the death of veteran “As the World Turns” actress Helen Wagner, who passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Wagner played the role of Nancy Hughes for 54 years, a Guinness World Record. “As the World Turns” Executive producer Christopher Goutman said in a statement. “She is loved by…

In this final installment of the “Shrek” series, the ogre finds himself in an alternate reality in which he never existed and must work to go back to the correct time or risk disappearing forever. The movie features the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy and releases May 21, 2010.

Until this second segment of season three for ‘Saving Grace,’ I’ve been fairly devoted to this guardian angel/cop show starring Holly Hunter. Hunter is a fantastic actress and she turns what could be an utterly cheesy part (having a guardian angel) into a character that is raw and gritty and sexy and maddening and wonderful.…

While some churches get a negative rep for conning dollars out of their community members, we don’t often talk about the money side of alternative spirituality–even though it’s big business. One of my favorite overviews of this subject is the book, “Selling Spirituality: The Silent Takeover of Religion,” by Jeremy Carrette and Richard King, about…

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