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James Van Praagh is America’s most famous medium. He regularly appears on talk shows to help people–famous and nonfamous alike–communicate with loved ones from beyond the grave. Cher once asked him to help her contact Sonny Bono. His new book, “Ghosts Among Us,” is a bona fide New York Times bestseller. And he has some…

Gary Oldham may be my favorite supporting actor of any comic book movie franchise.as Jim Gordon in the “Batman” movies. He has also enjoyed a long career playing a variety of interesting roles including the title role in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and Sirius Black in the “Harry Potter” series. He is also the answer to…

The long awaited return of Scully and Mulder is here. First up, Dana Scully made Beliefnet’s list of the Top 10 Spiritual Sci Fi Characters. Check out our list and let us know if you agree or disagree with the choices.Second, watch the trailer and get all geared up before seeing the movie this weekend:

Yes, I know that it looked like Katie Holmes’ hands had been involved in some sort of horrible henna accident. And, yes, I know that rumors are swirling that the purple color was a result of Scientology’s Purification Rundown, a controversial detox program that involves ingesting large amounts of Niacin, drinking cooking oil, running on…

Yesterday fellow Idol Chatter blogger Esther posted about Sherri Shepherd’s comments in a magazine interview about her painful past–including having abortions. But, of course, what’s making the rounds on the web today is not the part of the interview where Shepherd expands on those comments, it’s video of Shepherd publicly apologizing to Barbara Walters on…

After declaring it officially Vampire Week on Beliefnet yesterday (even though we really know that it’s Vampires 4eva and I will have to continue posting after the release of “Breaking Dawn”–because won’t we all want to discuss?), I was happy to see that I am definitely not alone in my obsession. Phew! In fact, thanks…

Comedian turned “The View” host Sherri Shepherd has had some darkness in her past, including family involvement in drug addiction, and her experience having had casual sex and the resultant “more abortions than I would like to count.” She also mentioned her divorce, which itself was due to her husband’s cheating on her. (Reported by…

Look out, Dr. Drew. I am going to start my own celeb rehab series, but it won’t be to help stars overcome their substance abuse addictions. My rehab is going to focus on actors who need help to break their addictions to other people. And I don’t want my first guest to be Britney or…

Okay, so maybe it’s a little more than a week and maybe I don’t really have the authority to do this, but I am singlehandedly declaring it Vampire Week on Beliefnet. (Or, um, Vampire 10 Days? But don’t you think Vampire Week has a better ring to it? And I just can’t wait any longer–I…

I decided that this week’s trivia question should: (a) fit in with the buzz around the recent megahit “The Dark Knight” and (b) be a little bit easier than the last trivia questions. So, this weeks question is: Which star of “The Dark Knight” has played both a minister and a devil in a movie?…

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