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Many of your favorite big screen movie stars were born into deeply religious families. And some of these celebrities actively practice a faith or spirituality while balancing the demands of Hollywood. How much do you know about the religious lives of movie stars? Take our quiz!

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Most people remember Mayim Bialik as the precocious heroine of the show “Blossom,” itself famous for another character named “Six,” and which provided a TV home for Joey Lawrence and his signature exclamation, “Whoaaa.” Others may remember even further back, when Mayim played the exuberant kid version of Bette Midler’s character in the weepy movie…

Nobody seems to know where it came from, or when it started. But today, like every July 21st, is National Junk Food Day, a chance, according to tradition, to gorge on foods that are bad for you without a bit of guilt. Enjoy it while you can. Or make that, if you can. In the…

Over on Steven Waldman’s blog he has a great post on his favorite embarrassing songs. He defines such music as “songs I secretly play when I’m alone that I know would mark me as a) unsophisticated b) sappy and c) old.” Included in his list are: Rocky Mountain High by John Denver (Ick!) The Night…

If watching “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” over the weekend wasn’t enough to curb your Harry Potter cravings, I have good news for you. There’s a new “Harry Potter” movie you can watch and it’s free. Best of all, access to it is as close as your computer. “We Are Wizards” is a…

With our economy in tatters, an interesting trend is occurring: folks who have been laid off, but even more so, those job-hungry post-grads, are turning to spiritual work to tide them over until they get that coveted investment banking job (that is, if the industry ever recovers.) Ashrams all over the United States have seen…

Earlier today, Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch explained– via YouTube video clip– that he had been diagnosed with salivary gland cancer and would be canceling several dates in their upcoming tour schedule. While promoting their upcoming album in Europe, Yauch was diagnosed with parotid gland cancer, and is scheduling for surgery next week, followed by…

“Expecto iPhonum!” If you’re like me, you’ve spent the last several years pointing at pens and chanting “wingardium leviosa,” in fruitless attempts to get your writing implements to float in the air. (What, that’s just me?) But now a new iPhone app brings you a chance to practice your spells and battle other wizards for…

Many “Pushing Daisies” fans were left with only a small taste of the sweetness and richness that made up the crazy world of magical pie baker Ned and his resurrected childhood sweetheart Chuck because ABC played only a few episodes of the second season before cancelling the show completely. Would Chuck and Ned be able…
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