‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Patti Stanger Used to Be Wiccan and a Psychic

Last updated on: November 9, 2011 at 6:50 pm By Lilit Marcus

Patti Stanger, the title ‘character’ on Bravo’s reality show Millionaire Matchmaker, filled out Us magazine’s “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” questionnaire. Normally, these pieces are pretty fluffy, with stars writing things like “My favorite color is lime green!” or “One time when I was five I skinned my knee!” However, Stanger’s list reveals something interesting – though she was raised Jewish, she used to practice Wicca. I’d love to know the extent of her Wicca practice and how... Read more

Shalom Auslander and Ira Glass Discuss the Holocaust in Book Trailer

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 10:42 am By Lilit Marcus

Shalom Auslander has never shied from controversial topics. His book Foreskin’s Lament was a humorous look at the Jewish ritual of circumcision, and his new book Hope: A Tragedy covers sadly familiar territory: the Holocaust. Here’s a description: The rural town of Stockton, New York, is famous for nothing: No one was born there, no one died there, nothing of any historical import at all has ever happened there, which is why Solomon Kugel, like other urbanites fleeing their pasts... Read more

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar Are Expecting Kid #20

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 10:51 am By Lilit Marcus

It looks like the name of the Duggar family’s TLC reality show will have to change yet again – this time to 20 Kids and Counting. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar announced on the Today Show this morning that they are expecting their twentieth child in 2012. The family’s oldest son, Josh Duggar, is married and has two kids of his own, but the other children still live at home with their parents. While the Duggars seemed elated at the... Read more

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Meet With Pastor

Last updated on: November 29, 2011 at 9:37 am By Lilit Marcus

After news broke that Kim Kardashian was leaving husband of 72 days Kris Humphries, the press backlash was swift and furious. While Kim (and mostly her mom, Kris Jenner) were all over the media telling their side of the story, Humphries only released one statement, in which he said that he believed marriage was a covenant and he hoped that he and his wife could make it work. Today, Kim flew to Kris’ hometown in Minnesota, and the couple reportedly... Read more

Bob Marley’s Granddaughter Is Making a Documentary About Rasta

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm By Lilit Marcus

Bob Marley‘s granddaughter Donisha Prendergrast recently went to Toronto, where she’s filming a documentary about Rasta. In the video, she sports a purple T-shirted printed with “Stolen from Africa,” a reference to Bob’s song “Buffalo Soldier.” “We’re finding our way to get back to Africa,” she says. Later in the video – which isn’t a trailer, more of an explanation of Rasta and what she is hoping to accomplish from making her movie – Donisha talks about her famous grandfather... Read more

Meet the Muslim Jon Stewart

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm By Lilit Marcus

Bassem Youssef is a star in his native Egypt, where he made web videos making fun of now-deposed President Hosni Mubarak‘s government and eventually landed a job hosting a satirical TV show called “El Bernameg” (“The Program”). But “The Jon Stewart of Egypt” isn’t having an easy time now that Mubarak is out of power. “I’m frustrated,” Youssef said in an interview after a popular Egyptian blogger/activist/critic was held by the police. “The regime hasn’t changed. Everything is the same.... Read more

Video: ‘Religious People Are Nerds’

Last updated on: November 3, 2011 at 2:18 pm By Lilit Marcus

How would you define “nerd”? In this video from College Humor, the narrator defines it as “a person who is really obsessed with something.” And then, he notes, religious people are really obsessed with their religion in the way that Star Wars nerds are obsessed with their favorite movies. Do you agree or disagree with this notion? Either way, it’s sort of funny. Read more

Faith Goes Pop on Foxnews.com

Last updated on: November 3, 2011 at 11:40 am By Lilit Marcus

This week, a young woman named Mariah Yeater claimed that Justin Bieber is the father of her unborn child. If the allegations are true, it could damage Bieber’s credibility with the Christian community. Jo Piazza covered the topic for Fox News and quoted yours truly in the piece, which you can check out here. Read more

FGP Celebrity Quote of the Week: Gisele Bundchen

Last updated on: November 1, 2011 at 10:48 pm By Lilit Marcus

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is really into healthy living – she practices yoga and uses natural skincare products. But when it comes to her food, she can’t quite subscribe to a vegetarian or vegan diet. “Come on, I’m Brazilian,” she says, referring to the national love of meat products. She adds: So what I find really helpful–you might think I’m crazy–is that before I eat any meat I always take one second of silence to put my hands over it and... Read more

Kris Humphries Says He Doesn’t Believe in Divorce, But It Looks Like He’s Getting One

Last updated on: October 31, 2011 at 9:14 pm By Lilit Marcus

Kim Kardashian, who wed basketball player Kris Humphries in a media-frenzy wedding 72 days ago, is filing for divorce. The couple married in a traditional Christian ceremony, and Humphries is reportedly hurt that the marriage didn’t work out because divorce goes against his beliefs. “I’m committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents,” he told TMZ.com. While I’m not sure exactly what denomination Humphries belongs to, I do have a few questions about his marriage to Kim in light... Read more