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I can’t claim to be much of a fashionista, but I have to admit that clothing and shoe designer Kenneth Cole’s latest ad campaign does a great job of being both slick and spiritual. The tagline for the campaign is “We all walk in different shoes” and instead of using more glam, high profile celebs,…

Ricky Gervais, who made me laugh uncontrollably as the star of UK shows “The Office” and “Extras,” stars in this movie as a misanthropic, grumpy man whose life is changed forever when he develops an ability to communicate with ghosts. Check out the trailer below.

Johnny Cash died five years ago today, and every day he becomes more religious. Or rather, each day you can find another Christian praising Cash’s sorrowfully guilty, sin-prone faith and calling for today’s Christians to be more like him. It’s an odd canonization, at odds with what the rest of us expect from Christian role…

Which ‘90210’ actress, now reprising her role in the new series, gives sermons on Sundays? While many of us might like the story that would result if the answer had been “Shannen Doherty,” the real answer is Ann Gillespie, who played Kelly Taylor’s alcoholic mother. According to TMZ, Gillespie earned a master’s degree in divinity…

In an interview with the Associated Press, actor Matt Damon talks about his fear that Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, will eventually become President. Check out a clip from the interview below.

When you think Chabad, the religious Jewish outreach organization that creates Jewish community centers in various places all over the world, you probably think about one name…Jon Voight.You don’t? Well, you should, and you will, since Voight–a Catholic–has been working on behalf of the organization for years, and has appeared on their annual Hollywood blowout…

As yet another example of how filmmakers are purposefully taking their production out of the hands of studios and going straight to the consumers, the critically acclaimed documentary “Awake My Soul” is now playing for free for a limited time on a computer near you. Pitchfork TV has decided to stream the movie on the…

A few years ago, the PostSecret site took off, providing people with a central place for posting their own hidden truths and spy on the secrets of others. This public confessional was perfectly reflective of the technology-enabled, “tell-all generation.” The site took something shameful–a person’s most embarrassing secrets–and transformed it into public spectacle.(One example: a…

Kris Rasmussen is one of the smarter people and better writers in the blogosphere, but I do have some alternative choices for my Top 5 Back to School Movies list (this is her list). A great movie around the theme of school is one of the best ways parents can engage their kids in talking…

Elul is the Hebrew month that precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and is traditionally treated as a pre-repentance period, during which Jews become aware, through special prayers and study, that the High Holidays are coming. Which makes it the perfect time to indulge your curiosity about certain things…like John McCain’s policy on hope… or…
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