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Detecting Humanists: New Mysteries by Anne Perry and Walter Mosley

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 04.29.2013 | Books
Nina Sankovitch

Do I look for humanist detectives to buttress my own belief in the inherent goodness of human beings -- that by using our hearts and our minds, we can save the world?

Cyclists And Faith Find A Common Cadence

Win Bassett | Posted 05.20.2013 | Religion
Win Bassett

Regardless of creed, crank, and even creatine in some cases, it's not uncommon to find people mixing religion and riding and subsequently discovering a unique spiritual and physical reciprocity.

Why Republicans Are in the Driver's Seat on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics
James Marshall Crotty

President Obama, you must lead. It is you who must "settle." Or it will be you who gets blamed for the second credit downgrade and second recession in five years, not your oft-blamed predecessor, George W. Bush.

Curious Quotes: Match The TV Detective With Their Sleuth-Speak (QUIZ)

Posted 06.08.2012 | Crime

Detectives are known as an eccentric lot. Neurotic and paranoid, hard-nosed and hard-boiled—their line of work often results in memorable lines as t...

Neuroscience Meets Ancient Japanese Scrolls

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.23.2012 | Arts

Greg Dunn is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania and an artist passionate about Japanese minimalist scrolls. While these inte...

Man on Fire -- But Who Is Watching?

Christal Smith | Posted 05.07.2012 | World
Christal Smith

"The monk, by burning himself, says with all his strength and determination that he can endure the greatest of sufferings to protect his people... " ...

David Sands

Tattoo Art Shows Bring A Different Sort Of Ink To Gallery Walls

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 12.19.2012 | Detroit

Bikers love them. Sailors, too. And now the art form that once sprung from traditional Polynesian culture to become a worldwide phenomenon is making i...

TV's Most Unconventional Detectives

Posted 01.23.2012 | TV

With so many police procedural dramas on TV, how do you keep things interesting? For starters, give your small screen detective more than a just a bad...

Tibetan Monk's Body Reportedly Paraded Through Streets Of China

AP | SCOTT McDONALD | Posted 03.10.2012 | World

BEIJING — The body of a Tibetan monk who died after setting himself on fire was paraded through the streets in northwestern China, a report said...

USA Scheduling Shake Up

Posted 01.04.2012 | TV

Could this be the beginning of the end for "Fairly Legal"? USA announced both the Sarah Shahi-headlined series and "In Plain Sight" will move to Fr...

What Marathons Are On This New Year's Weekend?

TVLine | Posted 03.01.2012 | TV

If your New Year's resolution is to watch less TV, you can pretty much consider it broken already. The networks are pulling out all the stops to lure ...

TIbetan Monk Sets Self Ablaze

AP | Posted 12.26.2011 | World

BEIJING — A British human rights group says another Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in a protest against Chinese rule over the Him...

BLOG WATCH> Anatomical Illustrations From Edo-Period Japan At Pink Tentacle

pinktentacle.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Here is a selection of old anatomical illustrations that provide a unique perspective on the evolution of medical knowledge in Japan during the Edo pe...

DVDs: TV's Top 10 Crime Solvers

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Monk: The Complete Series ($249.98; Universal) is out on DVD and it's a compulsively thorough job that's worthy of the OCD man himself. I've been ...

11 Comedies Canceled BEFORE Getting Emmy Attention (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Tonight during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, three acclaimed comedies are up for Emmys in spite of the minor detail of no longer being on the air: "...

DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tamar Abrams

The name DJ Qualls may not resonate immediately, but you'd likely know him if you saw his photo. His breakthrough role was in the film Road Trip.

The Blagojevich Trial: The Sum of Its Parts Is Not Greater Than the Whole

Tamara N. Holder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Tamara N. Holder

The information in this case is overwhelming -- that is why I am shocked that Blagojevich is required to begin trial just a year and a half after his arrest.

Mr. Monk and the End

Michael Smerconish | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Smerconish

Tonight is the night "Monk" aficionados learn who murdered former detective Adrian Monk's wife Trudy in a car bombing fifteen years ago.

Are Some People Natural-Born Meditators?

Priscilla Warner | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Priscilla Warner

I've listened faithfully to meditation CDs, chirping birds and delicate raindrops. I've stared into pounding surf and scented candles. But the other day, I was forced to confront the fact that my husband is a natural.

Snoop Dogg's Best Lines from Past TV Appearances

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Danny Groner

For a well-known hip-hop artist, Snoop seems to spend a lot of time making cameos on TV. Take a look at the best of Snoop's past appearances, along with his Snoopiest lines.

"Monk" Finale Sets Cable Ratings Record: Most Watched Drama Show EVER

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

"Monk" ended its eight-season run with a bang, becoming the most-watched hourlong series on basic cable. The Friday series finale of the USA Networ...

Our TV Sleuths Need to Take a Page from British Mysteries

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Holly Robinson

In the US we create unidimensional detectives because we're focused on one-upping each other on plot devices that show the weirdest ways to die or the coolest tricks in the lab.

What's Television Telling Us About American Men in Deep-uh-?

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
David Finkle

Maybe this is an overdue recognition that men -- traditionally socialized to be strong, to deny their flaws adamantly -- are finally able to come face to face with them.

What NBC Can Learn From Baseball About Their Primetime Fiasco

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Lee Stranahan

Maybe it's time for NBC to start using it's strengths in cable to build a great primetime lineup. When a show on an NBC cable property hits, give them a shot at the big leagues.

DVDs: TV Show Boxed Set Rip-Offs

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

A spreading practice needs to be stopped right now. A number of studios -- led by Paramount/CBS -- are releasing old TV shows in half-season sets.