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In case you haven’t heard, there’ll be no Christmas this year. At least not in the drafty English castle where Guy Ritchie and Madonna make their somewhat religiously confusing home. The adults are not exchanging presents, and the kids will get three presents each, but apparently no fatty or sugary food, or turkey, because Madge…

The folks who award the Golden Globes aren’t as uptight as the Oscar crowd—good box office and pretty faces carry more weight at the Globes than political correctness and dignified careers. So when the nominations come out, as they did yesterday, they’re not to be read so much as bellwethers for Oscar than what Hollywood…

I like a good celebrity interest story as much as the next person, but so much of celebrity news is–yes, I’ll say it–neither news nor terribly interesting. And now that Hanukkah’s over, I can rant a little bit about the celebrity photo ops around the holiday season, especially those of said celebs “celebrating” holidays other…

NBC’s 30 Rock aired its Christmas episode last night, satirizing the myriad ways in which Christmas has become a confusing amalgam of generosity, love, cynicism, materialism, and family mishigas. Kenneth (played by Jack McBrayer), the earnest page who’s always so eager to please, shone through in the episode, gleefully handing out gifts to the staff…

“Britney’s Next Act — Virgin Mary?” No, you haven’t had too much eggnog. TMZ.com (via US weekly) is reporting that <a href="“>Britney Spears is being courted to play the mother of Jesus in a film satire of the Nativity story. The film, called “Sweet Baby Jesus,” would star Spears as a “pregnant 19-year-old who doesn’t…

A movie adaptation of the massively popular novel “The Kite Runner” opens today in theaters. We’ve got a bunch of great features about it: Interview with author Khaled Hosseini Movie Mom’s review of “The Kite Runner” Movie Mom interviews the movie’s star, Khalid Abdalla Watch a clip from the movie.

George Mitchell’s report on steroid use among Major League Baseball was released today, linking a number of popular players to performance-enhancing drugs. Among them, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, Barry Bonds, Paul Lo Duca, and many more. Although some viewed Mitchell’s investigation as a witch hunt from the get-go, in a press conference today he suggested…

In Pakistan’s version of American Idol, singing well is not a requirement. But being a potential candidate for Prime Minister is. “Enter the Prime Minister,” Pakistan’s first reality TV show of its kind, begins broadcasting this month. The show, a politicized variation of “American Idol,” aims to find the perfect candidate for the premiership in…

You know on “Law & Order” when the judge tells the jury to ignore the statement just made by the person testifying by saying, “Strike that from the record. Jury, please disregard his statement in your deliberations?” I always wondered how that worked exactly. The jury obviously heard the statement and as much as they…

I don’t profess to know what Jesus would buy, but if you are still searching for a few fresh ideas for Christmas gifts, here are my four favorite new religious products of the Christmas season.
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