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Can the Qur’an, a book that is indelibly, even necessarily, Arabic, have a place in American culture? Sandow Birk, a “vaguely Presbyterian” American artist from Southern California presents that question in “American Qur’an.” In an exhibit of works on paper opening this week at a gallery in San Francisco, Birk juxtaposes passages from the Islamic…

Carrie Prejean, the recently dethroned Miss California whose anti-gay marriage comments at the April 19 Miss Universe Pageant stoked the national debate, filed suit yesterday against Miss California Pageant officials, citing religious discrimination amongst a litany of other charges. TMZ.com reports that “Prejean claims the Miss Cali people ‘conspired to get rid of her’ beginning…

Despite (or perhaps because of?) all the cannibalism, orgies, blood-sucking, and shape-shifting in season two of HBO’s vampire-centric ‘True Blood,’ surveys say that ‘True Blood’ is a bona fide hit–HBO’s biggest in the history of the network next to ‘The Sopranos.’ It seems that the show’s popularity is even surpassing that of ‘Sex and the…

Well, the Lying in Repose, the Celebration, the Memorial Service and the Funeral are over. And the respect for Sir Ted Kennedy will live on. (You can read more here.) And after it all, what I will remember most about this weekend’s activities will be the significant references to Mr. Kennedy’s religious life. For all…

As the Emmy awards approach while the Fall season kicks into gear, AMC’s “Mad Men” is at the top of both discussions. It garnered 16 Emmy nominations, more than “Desperate Houswives,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “ER” combined. And for good reason. “Mad Men” has managed to re-create not only the fascinating business environment of 1960, the…

Quentin Tarantino's new movie about Jews torturing Nazis is a hit, but should it be?

Idol Chatter blogger Donna Freitas recently asked the question, “Is Merchandising Ruining ‘Twilight’?”. While she focused on how the “Twilight” actors are becoming too exposed on random merchanise such as puzzles, I’m wondering if the “Twilight” brand itself is becoming too exposed. There are “Twilight” Barbies, werewolf shoes (though not directly “Twilight” related, one can’t…

Watch the trailer to "As We Forgive," which focuses on two Rwandan women who come face-to-face with the men responsible for the death of their families during the Rwandan genocide, and explores the question "Could you forgive a person who murdered your family?"

Match the famous movie quote to the film it's from with Beliefnet's Memorable Movie Quotes Quiz.

InStyle.com asked a bevy of famous, upscale designers to imagine Bella Swan's wedding dress for "Eclipse," the third movie in the "Twilight" saga.
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