Is belief still alive in America? What do we mean when we say “I believe in God” or “I believe in America”? This week’s episode of “American Gods” is a great place to start.
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“Anne of Green Gables” becomes a gothic nightmare in Netflix’s “Anne With an E”
The new adaptation of “Anne of Green Gables” falls prey to the war on whimsy, the tired modern tactic of reworking the classics in order to make them “realistic.”
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Wading through the strangeness of ‘American Gods’ episode 2
Each week we are gathering four super fans of the show “American Gods”—two Jesuits and two Jesuit grads—to discuss some of the themes and pull out the central questions.
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Teaching Ned Stark to play a Jesuit priest for the BBC
The religious advisor to the new TV series “Broken” on helping actor Sean Bean understand what it means to be a Catholic priest today
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‘American Gods’ explores the power of belief
“American Gods” looks primed to deliver interesting meditations on belief, as well as visually sumptuous storytelling.
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What ’13 Reasons Why’ gets wrong about suicide
This is not TV viewing for the faint of heart or any other parts of the soul for that matter.
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Bill Nye can’t save the world all by himself.
Bill Nye’s gags are every bit as goofy as they were in the ’90s. But his new show on Netflix is weighed down by a condescending attitude.
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Ignore the critics. The spiritual journey of ‘Iron Fist’ makes it worth watching.
It is rare for television to allow its characters to have any sort of spiritual life.
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Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ and the hazy line between education and entertainment
In “Believer with Reza Aslan,” a scholar presents a part as indicative of the whole.
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‘Call the Midwife’ on PBS shows the beauty of serving others
One of the most compassionate shows on television, “Call the Midwife,” returns this Sunday, April 2, for its sixth season.