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2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

NBC Opens Up 'The Book of Daniel'

Shakira Struts Her Stuff in the States

The Material Girl Flirts With the Metaphysical

Lights, Camera ... Counterfeits!

Carlos Santana's Role as Pop Music's Pop Guru

Carrie Underwood's Country 'Heart'

NBC Runs 'Rings' Around the Pentagon

Yet Another 'Supernatural' TV Series

Commander in Chief

What Kind of 'Sound' Is Switchfoot Making?

'Three Wishes' Not Regular Reality TV

Is Ashlee Simpson 'Me'?

Nickelback Sings for All the Wrong Reasons

The Realities of 'Laguna Beach'

'Invasion' of the Plot Snatchers

The Two Sides of Gretchen Wilson

Nobody Hates 'Chris' ... Yet

TV's Terrible 'Twins'

Fox Breaks Into 'Prison'

Kanye West Registers Late, Learns Little

Who Is Sufjan Stevens?

Sweet-and-Sour Sugarland Spices Up Country

Weed(s) Growing Up Around TV

'Over There' on TV Over Here

No 'Cheers' for My Chemical Romance

Faith Hill Flirts With 'Fireflies'

David E. Kelley's 'Law Firm' Turns Court Into Sport

Is 'The Closer' Just One More Cop Show on Cable?

Are You an 'Average Joe'?

'The 4400' Returns to USA

Audioslave Comes 'Out of Exile'

Adding Up Coldplay's 'X&Y'

System of a Down Is 'Mezmerizing' More and More Fans

'American Dad' Joins 'Family Guy' on Fox

Nine Inch Nails Continues to Bare Its 'Teeth'

'Devils & Dust' Both Present on Springsteen's Newest

The O.C. Effect

Mariah Carey's 'Emancipation'

50 Cent's 'Massacre' Raises Eyebrows and Questions

Americanized 'Office'

J.Lo's 'Rebirth' More of the Same

Believers in the Biz

The Spirit of Independence

Mr. Christian Goes to Sundance

Glimmers of Light in Hollywood's Treatment of Abortion

Kelly Clarkson's Not-So-Idol-ic 'Breakaway'

Gwen Stefani Without No Doubt

Dismantling U2's 'Bomb'

Manga & Anime: Inside Japan's Hottest Exports

Green Day's 'American Idiot'


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2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

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Hannah Montana on an Unfamiliar Stage
Hannah Montana on an Unfamiliar Stage
by Adam R. Holz
Rather than preach at Miley Cyrus for taking immodest photos, we'd like to offer some concrete, practical thoughts about how families might navigate the murky waters of teen and tween entertainment.
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Theorizing About Mariah Carey's Equation
Theorizing About Mariah Carey's Equation
by Paul Asay
Occasionally forgetting to put on enough clothing, Mariah Carey has once again climbed to the top of the charts and is currently on top of the world with the release of 'E=MC2.' So what does Einstein's theory of relativity look like through a butterfly's eyes?
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Sleepless Sleepover Nights
Sleepless Sleepover Nights
by Paul Asay
By that headline, we're referring to the parents left behind by wide-eyed kids who're just running across the street or across town, but it seems that they've left for another planet. How do you handle these rites of childhood passage, anyway?
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A Pretty. Interesting. Look at Panic at the Disco
A Pretty. Interesting. Look at Panic at the Disco
by Adam R. Holz
Three years after the pop-punk disc 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out,' Panic at the Disco has shed its exclamation point along with much of its razor-sharp bitterness and world-weary winks with the release of 'Pretty. Odd.'
Read A Pretty. Interesting. Look at Panic at the Disco
P.O.D.'s Snake-Snaring Techniques
P.O.D.'s Snake-Snaring Techniques
by Adam R. Holz
For P.O.D., the line between good and evil, between light and dark has always been a stark one. And that doesn't change on the band's seventh CD, 'When Angels & Serpents Dance.' But what's up with collaborations with guys from Helmet and Suicidal Tendencies?
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'Lipstick' Smudges on a Big-City Collar
'Lipstick' Smudges on a Big-City Collar
by Paul Asay
Taking its moral cues—and its creator—from HBO's 'Sex and the City,' NBC's 'Lipstick Jungle' could seriously use a few nips and tucks. At the very least, a little deforestation is in order.
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Best of Music
Metal in the Mainstream

A Kinder, Gentler Rap?

Of Rainbows, Records and Atomic Bombs

Saving Ms. Spears

It Must Be Cold Where Clarkson Lives

Forget Paris

AFI Isn't Lighting Fires, It's Extinguishing Them

Best of TV
Weed(s) Growing Up Around TV

Fit for the Whole ABC Family?

Can Real Talent and Reality TV Coexist?

F-Word OK on TV

Best of Video Games
It's an Online Game Thing!

'Halo' and the Holy

Opening the Cellar Door at E3

Beyond a 360-Degree View of Video Games
Wii Says Oui to M

Best of Movies
Mr. Christian Goes to Sundance

The Little Musical That Could

Injecting Faith Into Film—Fast

Best of Internet
How Safe Is MySpace?

Best of Fantasy/Magic
Sympathy for the Devil

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Best of Trends
Lights, Camera ... Counterfeits!

Live or Onscreen, It's Still Voyeurism

A Window Into a Cutter's World

Glimmers of Light in Hollywood's Treatment of Abortion

Colbert Conquers Comedy Central ... and the World

Everything Worth Knowing About the UFC

Best of Discernment
That Was Then, This
Is Now


The Power of the Media

Does Life Ever Imitate (Dangerous) Art?

Which Nature Are You Feeding?

Five Steps to Safeguarding Your Family

Six Keys to a Healthy Entertainment Diet

Confusing "Truth"
and "Reality"


Confusing "Tolerance"
and "Love"


Setting a Family Standard for Entertainment

Getting Family Discussions Started

God's Own Words on Discernment

Family Covenant for God-Honoring Media Choices

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