Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. If it were happening on a soap opera, it would be one of the genre’s more laughable tropes: one actor playing both a character and the character’s evil twin. But The Acolyte is in the Star Wars universe, so quite a bit of effor…

Meditation and contemplative prayer may help people take a break from the drama in their lives, and be a balm to polarization in our society. Those are just two of several takeaways from this special episode of Deacons Pod featuring Fr. Laurence Freeman, OSB, a Benedictine monk and director of the World Community for Christian Meditation. Their con…

The Boys Season 4 Credit: Jan Thijs/Prime Video Copyright: © Amazon Content Services LLC Description: Antony Starr (Homelander), Cameron Crovetti (Ryan) Returning with a dark twist, The Boys are taking on the real world! Hit series on Prime Video, Season 4, is already creating waves and enthralling both reviewers and viewers with its distinct mix o…

Lizzie Richard Serendipidy Norval Joe Tom Planet Z LIZZIE “Plain and simple. No more bickering, you hear?” The kids nodded. “We’re going to enjoy the trip to the sea.” The kids nodded. “And get rid of that right now.” The kids chuckled. “Don’t you chuckle, now.” The kids nodded and took the chewing-gums from their mouths. “This is not going to be e…

One carried a knife. Another carried a gun. The third used poisons. And the last used his bare hands. Four bounty hunters, one target, and a huge stack of cash. Divided… four ways? No. The one with a knife took a bullet to the heart. Divided… three ways? No. The one with a gun choked on his drink and died. Divided… two ways? No. The one with the po…

It is tradition to carve magic spells into the walls of a king’s tomb. When King Foldo died, we did no different to his tomb. So many spells we carved, so many wishes: Thank you, O king, for your benevolent rule. Protect the soul of our king. Bring our king back to us. May our king watch over us for eternity. Allow the king to guide his descendants…

“CLIPPED” — “Let the Games Began” — Season 1, Episode 3 (Airs Tuesday, June 11th) — Pictured: Cleopatra Coleman as V. Stiviano. CR: Kelsey McNeal/FX. Copyright 2024, FX All Rights Reserved In the new streaming series Clipped, based on the real-life story of the Los Angeles Clippers scandal, Cleopatra Coleman plays a pivotal character: the mistress …

The great orator, Patrick Henry, stood before the Virginia Convention, exhausted from his speech calling for sending troops to fight the Revolutionary War. But he was not finished. “Give me liberty, or give me death!” he exclaimed. A bony finger tapped his shoulder. It was The Angel of Death. The Convention fell to a hush. Henry pissed himself. “Ho…

Freddy was rich, but he wanted to get richer. His business partners got in the way, so he got them out of the way. Freddy’s lawyer got the sentence knocked down from twenty years to five. But it didn’t matter. A guard beat Freddy to death in the first week. The insurance company refused to pay out Freddy’s life insurance. Freddy’s wife used Freddy’…

Join us in this episode of Coaching Uncaged as host Yannick Jacob speaks with Dr. Rob Willson, who shares his journey from traditional therapy to cognitive behavioural coaching. With over three decades of experience and mentorships with figures like David Veale and Windy Dryden, Dr. Willson emphasises the scientific foundations of his practice. Dis…

As the pandemic swept across the world, the race for a vaccine began. Production lines came to life, gambling on various candidates so they’d be ready with supply. Company after company released their testing results. Many successes, with few or no side effects. The government bought up the doses, and sent them out for distribution. Hidden in the h…

(L): Amandla Stenberg behind the scenes of Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. In the vast Star Wars galaxy, where lightsabers clash and destinies unfold, the physical and mental demands placed on its heroes are immense. For Amandla Stenberg, stepping into the lead role of the new Disney+…

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT –“Auditions 1” Episode 1901 — Pictured: Simon Cowell — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) America’s Got Talent is shaking things up in its latest season, and the iconic Golden Buzzer is at the heart of the excitement. This season, each judge will have multiple opportunities to use their Golden Buzzer to send an act directly to the liv…

The Writer had a reputation for crafting tales of madness. He’d submit them to magazines, receiving rejection letter after rejection letter. Then, he’d wait a few months before resubmitting the work, with a note attached: “I have made the edits that you requested.” Not that he’d made any changes. It was just a bluff to see if the publisher would as…

AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR — Pictured: (l-r) Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila — (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC The 16th season of American Ninja Warrior is currently airing! With new challenges and even greater stakes, the ultimate test of strength, agility, and pure resolve is back. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamil…

Lisa Lizzie Richard Serendipidy Norval Joe Tom Planet Z The next topic is Plain RICHARD Role Models The school called my parents. They wanted to speak to them with concerns they had about my home environment. All because of a stupid writing assignment: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I’d written I wanted to become a loan shark, just like…

THE VOICE — ” Pictured: Adam Levine — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) Apparently, you can go home again. Adam Levine, one of the four original coaches on TNBC is returning to the show for its 27th season. Levine originally left the show in 2019 after its 16th season. (By then, only he and Blake Shelton remained from the original coaching crew.) He’ll r…

Nobody ever asked me to sign their yearbook. And nobody signed mine. Because I don’t have any yearbooks. Either I threw them out or didn’t pick them up in the first place. I don’t really care about anyone from high school. It was a horrible place. And I’d rather not remember anything about it. As for college, it wasn’t so bad. It wasn’t bad at all.…

When you were a kid, if other kids were shitty to you, you probably grew up into someone who didn’t want to have kids. Ned grew up bullied and beaten, and didn’t he have many friends growing up. He tried dating, but so many women wanted to get married and have kids. So, sure, he fucked around, but he always wore a condom. And the women who’d poke h…

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT — Pictured: Simon Cowell — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) For 19 seasons, America’s Got Talent has defined summer television, enthralling viewers with its astounding array of acts, from the sublime to the absurd. One key to AGT’s exceptional success is its viral nature. The most memorable moments – the jaw-dropping performances an…

“CLIPPED” – Pictured: (l-r) Mike Miller as Tyronn Lue, Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers, Petri Hawkins Byrd as Alvin Gentry. CR: Kelsey McNeal/FX. In the new the new FX/Hulu miniseries Clipped, Laurence Fishburne plays former Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who was at the helm when a scandal involving owner Donald Sterling rocked the team an…

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Star Wars: The Acolyte is the newest TV entry in the Star Wars universe, a show that is set well before the events of the main Star Wars films. Amandla Stenberg does double-duty in the series, playing twins — one representing t…

Heidi Busse, editor of the devotional periodical Give Us This Day, has a lively conversation with the Paulist Deacon Affiliates about Benedictine values, addressing polarization, and ministry with Catholics on the threshold. Published by Liturgical Press, Give Us This Day is a monthly booklet in a day-by-day format. It provides readers with the dai…

AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR — Pictured: (l-r) Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila — (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) Copyright: NBCUniversal Media, LLC Returning for its 16th season, American Ninja Warrior is one of the most beloved summertime TV shows, continuing to attract in new viewers while retaining its devoted fan base. Fresh turns and twists abound …

Bridgerton. Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 301 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2024 In the new third season of Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan’s character, Penelope Featherington, has taken center stage, as she embarks on a new romance with one of the Bridgerton sons. Coughlan, who’s been with the show from the start, she…

Photo Credit: Netflix The new miniseries Eric is a psychological thriller with some pretty disturbing undertones. It features Benedict Cumberbatch as a puppeteer, while the title character is his seven-foot-tall puppet. (And anyone who remembers the original Twilight Zone TV series knows just how scary the relationship between puppet and puppeteer …

Image Source: Amazon Before her iconic role as the tracksuit-wearing, megaphone-wielding Coach Sue Sylvester on Glee, Jane Lynch was already a familiar face in Hollywood. But it was Sue who catapulted her to superstardom, earning her a Primetime Emmy Award and the love of fans worldwide. Now, almost a decade after Glee’s final bow, Lynch is teasing…

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Carrie-Anne Moss, well known for her performances in The Matrix films, is playing a Jedi Master in the new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Showrunner and creator Leslye Headland took inspiration from Moss’…

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT –“Auditions 1” Episode 1901 — Pictured: Simon Cowell — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) The America’s Got Talent auditions are always captivating, especially when you witness a truly great performance. But when it comes to the bad auditions, you either want to look away in embarrassment or laugh out loud! Imagine being a judge and h…

WEAKEST LINK –Pictured: Jane Lynch — (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC) Before conquering Hollywood, Jane Lynch spent her early career in Chicago, where she spent time at The Second City and Annoyance Theater, two institutions well known for their emphasis on improvisation. Lynch’s improv abilities have served her well, especially when she was cast in se…

Photo credit: “Shutterstock.AI” A flurry of cryptic social media posts from its stars have led to unconfirmed speculation that Modern Family is secretly planning some kind of reunion or reboot. While we’re not in a position to either confirm or deny the rumors, we can say we would eagerly welcome the show’s return (as would millions of fans and, ap…

Jonathan Bailey Photo Credit: Netflix The Bridgerton phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. In its first week of streaming, the new batch of episodes from the show’s third season easily dominated the Netflix viewing charts; at the same time, the release of the new season helped lift both of the show’s previous seasons into the streamer’s Top 10…

CHICAGO P.D. — Pictured: Jason Beghe as Hank Voight — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC) Faced with the prospect of a shorter season because of last year’s Hollywood strikes, the writers and producers of Chicago P.D decided to shake things up a bit in the show’s 11th season. With only 13 episodes to work with, star Jason Beghe says the show was able to foc…

“THE VEIL” — Elisabeth Moss as Imogen Salter. CR: FX Copyright 2024, FX All Rights Reserved In both real life and in fictional stories, women have often played crucial roles in the world of espionage. In the new series The Veil, Elisabeth Moss plays a British MI-6 agent on the trail of a potentially explosive terrorist plot. An avid fan of spy nove…

Photo credit: “Shutterstock.AI” Over the course of four seasons, The Good Place took viewers — and its characters — on a wild ride with enough twists and turns to cause whiplash. Kristen Bell, who starred in the series, acknowledged that she and co-star Ted Danson had been briefed on the show’s general trajectory from the time they joined the cast,…

Helen Osman, a longtime leader in faith-based communications, joins us for a conversation about providing hope for the Catholics at the threshold of the Church door; trends in Church media; and more. Helen is president of SIGNIS, the international association for Catholic communicators. A resident of Austin, TX, she also serves as a consultant to t…

JEOPARDY! MASTERS- Photo Credit: (DISNEY/Eric McCandless) KEN JENNINGS As Jeopardy! Masters reaches its climactic finish this week, the pressure is mounting for everybody — not just for the contestants, who are competing for a $500,000 grand prize, but also for host Ken Jennings. Jennings says that, even though he’s not playing the game, he still f…

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT –“Auditions 1” Episode 1901 — Pictured: Simon Cowell — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) Who knew Simon Cowell, the king of snarky comments, was actually the creative genius behind America’s Got Talent? Get ready for another summer of jaw-dropping talent, heartwarming stories, and those “what were they thinking?” moments we all secre…

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Pictured: Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC) 2024 NBCUniversal Media, LLC Law & Order: SVU has solidified its status as a television classic after 25 seasons, with Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T as its central figures. Detective Fin Tutuola, portrayed by Ice-T, has grown to be a b…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 13: Shonda Rhimes attends Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Season 3 World Premiere in NYC at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on May 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix) Copyright 2024 Getty Images Since premiering in 2020, Bridgerton has become one of Netflix’s most talked-about series, …

THE GOOD DOCTOR – (Disney/Jeff Weddell) FREDDIE HIGHMORE After seven seasons, The Good Doctor finishes up this week with its series finale. It’s been a satisfying run for the show’s star, Freddie Highmore, who played autistic surgeon Dr. Shaun Murphy. As he looks back on what the show has accomplished over its 126 episodes, Highmore said the aspect…

PASADENA, CA – FEBRUARY 9: Cast and EP attend the TCA Press Event for Hulu’s “Thank You, Goodnight” at the Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California on February 9, 2024. (Disney/PictureGroup) JON BON JOVI (“THANK YOU, GOODNIGHT”) Next month, Bon Jovi will release the 16th album of its four-decade career, neatly bookending the band’s output (for no…

THE ROOKIE – Photo Credit: Disney/Raymond Liu NATHAN FILLION Nathan Fillion now has two long-running TV series under his belt — Castle, which ran for eight seasons, and The Rookie, which is still going strong in its sixth season. Fans of both shows will probably recognize a few similarities between the shows that extend beyond their star: Both show…

Join us as we welcome back David Drake, Founder and CEO of The Moment Institute onto the podcast after 3 years, for a profound exploration of the power of narrative practice in coaching and personal development. As the pioneer and founder of narrative coaching space for 25 years, David has taught this work to over 20,000 practitioners in over 40 co…

DOCTOR WHO – Disney Branded Television hosted the U.S. premiere of DOCTOR WHO at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The series streams Friday, May 10 at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET on Disney+ where available, and May 11 at midnight on BBC iPlayer in the U.K. (Disney/PictureGroup) MILLIE GIBSON Millie Gibson arrived at a tim…

JEOPARDY! MASTERS- Photo Credit: (DISNEY/Eric McCandless) KEN JENNINGS When it comes to Jeopardy Masters, most of the show’s contestants are probably glad that Ken Jennings is on the other side of the podium, hosting the show. After all, before becoming one of the replacements for the late Alex Trebek, Jennings was one of Jeopardy’s! most prolific …

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -Pictured: Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr. — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC) 2024 NBCUniversal Media, LLC Especially since its plots are “ripped from the headlines” and, although fictionalized, tell the stories of real people, Law & Order: SVU’s cast and crew usually approach filming episodes…

JEOPARDY! MASTERS- Photo Credit: (DISNEY/Eric McCandless) KEN JENNINGS Ken Jennings, the trivia titan who went from Jeopardy! champion to host, is now steering an even more elite challenge: Jeopardy! Masters. Think of it as the Champions League of brainpower – where the best Jeopardy! players go head-to-head. Jennings knows firsthand what it takes …

“THE VEIL” — Pictured: Elisabeth Moss as Imogen Salter. CR: FX Copyright 2024, FX All Rights Reserved Elisabeth Moss plays an undercover British spy in the new series The Veil, on which she’s also an executive producer. While her father was British, Moss was raised in Los Angeles, and she’s said that adopting a British accent for the series was a b…

THE ROOKIE -Photo Credit: (Disney/Raymond Liu) NATHAN FILLION Long before Nathan Fillion became a household name starring in shows like The Rookie, Castle, and the legendary space western Firefly, he was cutting his teeth on a true television staple – the daytime soap opera. Like countless stars before him, Fillion got his big break on the ABC clas…