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One of the few reality shows that attempts to do more than humiliate or promise a career is Morgan Spurlock’s (“Supersize Me”) FX series “30 Days.” The third season debuts tonight and continues Spurlock’s premise of learning life lessons by spending thirty days in someone one’s shoes. In tonight’s episode , Spurlock will spend thirty…

What’s with all the negative reviews for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”? It’s almost as if all of these critics have gotten older over these last 19 years! I think the most profound revelation about the response to the current Indy flick is that we have all gotten older and our…

Actor Stephen Baldwin lives on the skinniest edge in Hollywood. Though he has a recognizably significant movie to his credit (“The Usual Suspects“), these days he’s more often associated with the slacker classic “BioDome.” He’s even more famous, however, for being the little brother of Alec. As a Christian, his evangelical standing is propped precariously…

The truth be told, I was never a big fan of “Sex and the City” when it was on the air—at least not until the last season— and always felt like I was so tragically un-hip for not getting what the fuss was about. However, I still went to see the “Sex and the City”…

In a new documentary, filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her ancestors in a prestigious New England family were the largest slave trading family in U.S. history. “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” will air on the PBS show, P.O.V., on June 24 at 10 p.m. (check local listings). In the film,…

Yesterday’s Season Four finale of “Lost” was a fantastic reminder of how the theme of miracles and destiny will always be a part of the show’s mythology. When Jack and Locke began arguing outside “The Orchid” about whether miracles existed (as usual, Locke said “Yes” while Jack said “No”), who wasn’t reminded of another debate…

Do you spend Friday afternoons wondering where the week went and simultaneously trying to make plans for the weekend? You’re not the only one. Beliefnet’s handy entertainment calendar gives you the scoop on the weekend’s best new movies, TV shows, CD, DVD, and book releases and more. Click here to see the full week’s list…

Talk about getting in late on a hot trend. Celebrities from George Clooney to Rosie O’Donnell have had their own websites or blogs for a long time now, but Tom Cruise has only just this past week launched his own offficial website under the guise of celebrating his 25 years in filmmaking. Cruise has wisely…

“Year after year, twenty-something women come to New York City in search of the two Ls: labels and love. Twenty years ago, I was one of them,” Carrie Bradshaw says in the May 30 theatrical release “Sex and The City.” “Having gotten the knack for labels early…I concentrated on love.” And so begins the familiar…

Advertising is a tricky business, and apparently wearing the wrong scarf can send the message that “This company tolerates and supports terrorist organizations!” Sounds crazy? That’s because it is, as exemplified by the Dunkin’ Donuts recent pulling of an advertisement it was airing with spokesperson (and chef superstar) Rachael Ray wearing a scarf around her…

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