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We’ve called Paris Hilton many things here at “Idol Chatter,” but I’m not certain anyone has dubbed her a role model. But that’s exactly how the hotel heiress sees herself, according to Reuters (via TMZ.com). “I work very hard and I’ve built this empire on my own,” she recently told the news agency while judging…

Here in Virginia where I reside, this week is spring break. And although that means vacation for the kiddies and teens and more work for stay-at-home-but-also-working moms like me, I have decided to read one thought-provoking book like I used to in the bygone days when spring break meant, well, a break. (Yes, spring break…

With big sis Britney seeming somewhat stable for the moment, I guess it’s time for the other Spears sibling to make some headlines— just in case the tabloids can’t find another celeb family to fill their pages. There were gossip reports everywhere yesterday afternoon as pictures surfaced of Jamie Lynn flashing a ring, along with…

In a world wrought with religious fundamentalism and violence, Jodhaa Akbar, director Ashutosh Gowariker’s latest venture gives a refreshing peek into the history of Hindu-Muslim unity. The movie is both a 16th century love story, and a chronicle of religious respect between two very different people. “Akbar, the great,” is said to have been one…

I’m an easy sell for watching most musicals, but I especially appreciate the art form when it celebrates the best of humanity and the redemptive power of the creative process. HBO’s latest documentary “Autism: The Musical” does both of those things as it tracks the lives of several autistic children who become involved in the…

Check out popular Christian rock band Hawk Nelson’s new music video “Friend Like That.” Their album “Hawk Nelson Is My Friend,” hits stores April 1. embedVideo(1459252150,1460867924);

I know Season 7 is still in high gear, but the last few weeks of the show have gotten me thinking about the best of the best. Here are my top ten “Idol” performances of all time. 10. Brooke White, “Let It Be” The standout of Season 7 so far, Brooke (who accompanied her raw,…

Here we are again all set to talk about the fourth week of the Oprah Winfrey/Eckhart Tolle “A New Earth” Worldwide Web Event. Monday night’s class, based on Chapter 4 ‘Role-playing: The Many Faces of the Ego,’ is now available for viewing at Oprah.com (or watch it here at Beliefnet). The topic of role-playing as…

The brooding, spiritually-challenging “Battlestar Galactica” returns to airwaves on April 4, but those in the Sci-Fi know have been getting their fix of thought-provoking, other-worldly entertainment over at BBC America, thanks to “Torchwood.” Perhaps best known for its camp and outrageous-for-American television bisexual protagonist, the “Doctor Who” spinoff has a deep existential thread running through…

In the upcoming documentary “Expelled No Intelligence Allowed,” opening April 18th and starring Ben Stein (you may know him best as the monotone-voiced teacher from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “The Wonder Years” as well as his commercials for the eyedrops Clear Eyes), the actor tackles one of today’s most controversial subjects–evolution. Stein, an intelligent…
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