Last night’s Grammy awards were full of moments both touching (Adele crying at her wins and singing for the first time post-surgery) and confusing (whatever Coldplay was doing up there). But although it’s nothing unusual for stars to thank God when they win an award, last night was pretty heavy on the spiritual references. First, host LL Cool J opened with a prayer for Whitney Houston, whose death this weekend shocked and saddened many of us. Later, the always-outrageous Nicki... Read more
If tomorrow is Judgment Day and I’m standing on the front line and the Lord asks me what I did with my life, I will say, ‘I spent it with you’ “God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?” – Whitney Houston Read more
… wait, that sounds dirty, doesn’t it? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Hugh Jackman (who will be playing Jean Valjean in the Les Miz movie and probably kicking ass at it) is launching his own line of chocolates. Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness already have a coffee company called Laughing Man, and the chocolate is an expansion of that brand. The chocolates are organic and kosher, in case you were wondering what to get your Jewish sweetheart for... Read more
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While artists like Cat Power are calling off their Israel concerts, Madonna is going full steam ahead with hers. The Material Girl, who visited Israel during the height of her Kabbalah phase, is scheduled to play in Tel Aviv on May 29. However, there’s a pesky little thing called “potential war with Iran” going in Israel right now, so hardcore Israeli Madonna fans have taken to Facebook to beg Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu to hold off on attacks until... Read more
Although Tom Brady‘s Patriots lost the Super Bowl last weekend, there’s some good news in the family after all: the QB’s sister Julie Brady has announced her engagement to Kevin Youkilis. Youkilis is on the Boston Red Sox and is a mainstay of all those fun “best Jewish baseball player ever” lists. In Moneyball, he is referred to as The Greek God of Walks, even though his last name isn’t actually Greek. Considering that Tom is married to supermodel Gisele... Read more
Demi Moore is currently in rehab for – well, something. The actress, who attends Kabbalah services but has said she is open to any spiritual practice, has reportedly reached out to Deepak Chopra for guidance. According to People magazine, Demi once said that Deepak’s book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was “her Bible,” and the two have been friendly in the past. She is also on the board of his healing center in California. Read more
Hey, have you heard that Israel can be pretty controversial? Although singer Cat Power had a concert scheduled in Tel Aviv next Monday, she has announced via her Facebook that the show will not go on. She wrote, “DUE TO MUCH CONFUSION IN MY SOUL,PLAYİNG FOR MY İSRAELİ FANS W/SUCH UNREST BETWEEN İSRAEL&PALESTİNE I CAN’T PLAY,AS I FEEL SICK IN MY SPIRIT XX.” Of course, plenty of Israeli fans are pissed that they already paid for tickets, but other fans... Read more
Last night, ABC’s Nightline did a segment about Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti, who is giving up her wings because she feels it’s incompatible with her Christian faith. They invited me on to discuss the topic, and here’s the video. If you want to skip ahead, it is the third segment and begins around 14:00. Read more
Last week, Kim Kardashian completed the 1,092nd step of her Attempted Post-Divorce Rehabilitation Tour by tweeting that she wanted to start a Bible study group. Looks like she wasn’t done yet, though – she attended services at L.A’s Life Change Community Church this Sunday with new bestie LeAnn Rimes. Since LeAnn and Kim are both the sorts of people who like to call paparazzi and let them know where to find them, I’m totally sure that this church attendance was... Read more
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