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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?…

At the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, the networks trot out their new and returning shows for the press. Days of Q & A are followed by nights of working parties. Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo of “Dancing with the Stars” led a cha-cha lesson. Everyone from Hugh Laurie to the…

Beliefnet’s Catholic blogger David Gibson tackles fear, good, and evil in “Batman: The Dark Knight”–the record-breaking movie everyone is talking about. In “Pontifications,” he also links to other posts that really delve into the moral dilemmas that arise in this movie. Check out what he has to say and post your thoughts below.

If the candidates’ shticks and the talk shows are boring you, why not spice up your election season–and start some smart conversations with those you love–by buying or renting one of my Top Five Election DVDs of All-Time. With respect to “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Dave,” “The Distinguished Gentleman,” “Primary Colors,” “Bulworth,” “The Seduction of Joe…

The New York Times Style section devotes an entire article to the question “Tattoo or not Tattoo?” if you are young and Jewish. Reporter Kate Torgovnick investigates what the Torah says about body art: “Jewish law on tattooing is slippery. Leviticus 19:28 states, “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead nor…

With the success of “The Dark Knight” and critical acclaim for Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker, much attention is being paid once again to his tragic death earlier this year.Co-star Aaron Eckhart shared an interesting story on “The Today Show” Monday morning in which he said Heath’s iPod is being passed around from friend…

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