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In this clip from the upcoming comedy, title character Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen), a gay Austrian fashion journalist has a conversation with an ex Palestinian Prime Minister and the ex head of Mossad, about hummus. The film releases July 10.

If you missed the recent PBS airing of “The Mosque in Morgantown,” about “Muslim Bad Girl” Asra Nomani’s fight to reform conservative mosques, good news–you can now order the DVD. And, to tide you over until it arrives, be sure to check out Dilshad Ali’s wonderful interview with Nomani, where they spoke about making mosques…

Yesterday, many around the world gathered to watch the Michael Jackson memorial. There were those who were lucky enough to get tickets and then there were those, like myself, who were resigned to watching it on their computer screens. But regardless of where you were and regardless of whether you were the biggest Michael Jackson…

Apparently death isn’t a strong news story if there’s too many at one time. I fear our pop culture has become such a strong force in our nation that it may have more of an impact than it should upon what’s considered real news. After the sobering news of the passing of Ed McMahon, then…

When exactly the media reached the tipping point in its gluttonous, ravenous coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, I don’t know. The information, rumor and innuendo have been coming at me from my TV, my laptop, and my radio at a blistering pace. And though I certainly agree Jackson has left a pop culture legacy and…

In this clip from Hallmark’s upcoming TV movie, a woman (Angie Dickinson) and her daughter (Laura Leighton) fight to save a town’s water supply, which is threatened by the development of a casino. “Mending Fences” airs July 18.

In 2001, a year after he wrote an essay for Beliefnet about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, Michael Jackson participated in an online audio chat sponsored by GetMusic.com and RollingStone.com and moderated by writer Anthony DeCurtis. In it, he spoke about the spirituality of songwriting and how his music is a work of God…

You may like her. You may not. But regardless of what the majority of politicos and pollsters are saying about her, Sarah Palin is emerging as one of the most recognizable pop culture icons of our time. She is the focus of the healines this week on the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times,…

Sometimes sports television crosses over into the world of pop culture, and this year’s July 4th weekend certainly marked such a time. Roger Federer won his historically best 15th Grand Slam tennis title, and Tiger Woods won the tournament he hosts–at a future U.S. Open site–later in the same day. They’ll be highlighted on this…

Has the cult of celebrity worship gone too far? Last week’s news highlighted a few Michael Jackson fans around the world committing suicide after being devastated by the pop singer’s death. A UK media outlet Sky News quoted the president of MJJCommunity, one of the world’s largest Michael Jackson fan sites based in the UK,…
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