Some Valentine’s Day fun for Parade.
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In two articles for Reasons To Be Cheerful, I look at the incredible effects of arts programs in prisons.
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The latest in my series of reverent-irreverent Christmas pageants is now available from Beat by Beat Press.
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This website has gotten a redesign and refresh for spring 2019, so take a look around! More stories, links and other features are on the way. Meanwhile, here are some highlights of the past couple months.
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With "Mad Men" coming to an end, I've added a complete archive of my coverage from seasons 4 through 7A, including interviews with cast members about nearly every episode.
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I've been writing essays about female superhero movies, All That Jazz, Brangelina, the best summer movie you haven't seen yet, and why blockbusters need more crappy roles for women, plus interviews with Mood Indigo director Michel Gondry, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star Elias Koteas, Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors the Russo brothers, comic book legend Maggie Thompson, and a botanist with strong opinions about evil movie trees. For these and more, visit my author page at Yahoo! Movies.
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I'm writing over at the newly relaunched Yahoo Movies website. Check it out!
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Space Pirates, the sublimely silly children's musical I wrote with Denver Casado and Betina Hershey, returned to its original stage this weekend for four performances by the Garden Players of Forest Hills. We're hoping to make this available to schools as soon as August; it's written for a large group of kids to perform, with many featured parts. Contact me if you'd like more information!
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Personally, I think it's a mistake to make this movie R-rated, but decide for yourself.
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I'm in the process of migrating my blog GodSpam -- religion in pop culture, from a Progressive Christian perspective -- to the website Religion Dispatches (that's .org). Just getting warmed up, but you can read about Noah, Lena Dunham, Louis CK and more here.
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I'm guest editing the Reality Rumble over at Vulture.com, and it's just starting to really heat up. See if your favorites have made the semi-finals!
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What Pete Seeger's views on organized religion can teach believers.
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