WORLD Magazine | Community » EntertainmentA forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of religion and culture.Movies & Music: Age appropriate, or not- August 16, 2008 In the two years since Disney&8217;sHigh School Musical(HSM) debuted and drew an immediate following among the preteen crowd, its fan base has continued to grow&8211;even attracting the devotion of children who&8217;ve just recently left behind diapers. Take Talya Appelbaum for example: For her third birthday party this year she had a HSM theme. And she&8217;s ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/08/16/movies-music-age-appropriate-or-not/ Is network TV anti-marriage- August 8, 2008 A new study by the Parents Television Council includes a strongly worded condemnation of prime time TV, the Associated Press reports: TV &8216;&8217;seems to be actively seeking to undermine marriage by consistently painting it in a negative light.&8221; Even more troubling, according to the watchdog group, is what it characterized as TV&8217;s recent obsession with what ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/08/08/is-network-tv-anti-marriage/ Movies & Music: Ebert moves on-line- August 2, 2008 After a two-year absence, Roger Ebert officially signed off last week from At the Movies, the long-running review show he began with Gene Siskel backin 1975. He&8217;s found a new niche for himself, however, writing reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times and blogging online. AP writer Jake Coyle says Ebert&8217;s web musings should be bookmarked by all ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/08/02/movies-music-ebert-moves-on-line/ |