Perceptive comments from religion-and-journalism blogger Terry Mattingly (http://GetReligion.org) on the religious significance of Oprah Winfrey. From January 2007.

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"24": Life imitates art (sort of)

According to author Judith Warner, a new book of essays on the TV series "24" shows how policymakers and military officials have been taking cues from Hollywood on how to do their jobs. Not only chilling, but surreal to boot.

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The Mod Squad TV Show Unofficial Home Page w/ Pictures & Episode Guide

Via Kore7's links page (http://snurl.com/1jqg9).

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MoveOn.org's anti-McCain ad helps McCain

MoveOn's anti-McCain spot was probably a major gift to the McCain campaign. Watch the video on the site.

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Normal Lear Center's blog: critiquing entertainment & culture [3]

Looks cool. Connected with UPenn's Annenberg Center, which stands behind some of the most important and serious media and cultural scholarship today.

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Normal Lear Center's blog: critiquing entertainment & culture [7]

Looks cool. Connected with UPenn's Annenberg Center, which stands behind some of the most important and serious media and cultural scholarship today.

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"The Mahabharata," dir. Peter Brook, 1989 -- resources

UK director Peter Brook (Marat/Sade, 1967) did a 6-hour TV version of The Mahabharata in 1989 adapted from the stage. This is a collection of related information and resources from film professor Gloria Floren of MiraCosta College (Oceanside, CA).

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Is religion disappearing from network TV?

Brent Bozell's group publishes a story like this every year, as far as I can tell, and this isn't anything new. I'm dubious about the study's assumptions and methods. But it's interesting nonetheless.

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