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18 Aug 2009 11:22

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Culture: “Family Guy” trashes on the Emmy competition

  • This is how to run an Emmy campaign. Family Guy is up for a “Best Comedy” Emmy – a rarity for an animated show – and they’ve chosen to come up with viral videos trashing the other nominees. This one trashes “The Office.”source

07 Mar 2009 21:45

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Culture: Rainn Wilson: Making soul pancakes, de-lamifying God

  • SoulPancake is, quite simply, the only place on the web to debate, wrestle with and express creativity AND spirituality AND philosophy.
  • Rainn Wilson • in a twitter post talking about his new, soon-to-launch religion Web site, SoulPancake.com. It should be intriguing, as Wilson is Baha’i and, when not talking about God, Dwight from “The Office.” • source

17 Feb 2009 11:05

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Culture, World: Dwight from “The Office” speaks out on his Baha’i faith

  • About the faith Rainn Wilson is a member of the Baha’i faith, a monotheistic religion which started in Iran in the mid 1800s. As places to start religions go, Iran is a pretty bad one, and much religious persecution has occurred there since. It’s probably worse than anything Dwight puts up with. source
  • About the faith Rainn Wilson is a member of the Baha’i faith, a monotheistic religion which started in Iran in the mid 1800s. As places to start religions go, Iran is a pretty bad one, and much religious persecution has occurred there since. It’s probably worse than anything Dwight puts up with.
  • Why he’s speaking out Wilson, in a commentary piece he wrote for CNN, is bringing light to the religion in part because of a group of seven prisoners being held in Iran on a variety of charges he says lack evidence – just the latest to be persecuted by Iran. Learn more about the seven here. source

02 Feb 2009 22:24

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Culture: Super ratings for the Super Bowl; “The Office,” not so hot

  • 95.4 million people, on average watched this year’s telecast, down just 2% from last year’s record 2008 viewing source

27 Jan 2009 10:40

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Culture: Meet the star of the new “Office” non-spin-off, Amy Poehler

The SNL alum will lead the cast of “Public Service,” coming to NBC in April. source