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NEWS ABOUT: Big Love

Big Love stories: 4 news summaries

 Sissy Spacek Joins Big Love 

Actress will play lobbyist in show's 4th season

Sep 17, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sissy Spacek will join the cast of HBO’s Big Love, the LA Times reports. Spacek will be a regular cast member on the show’s upcoming fourth season, playing a DC lobbyist. Her first appearance comes in the third episode. Spacek raises the cast’s profile considerably: she won... More »

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television • Academy Awards • HBO • Big Love • TV series • Oscars


 Big Love 
 Temple Scene 
 Riles Mormons 

HBO apologizes for upcoming episode highlighting sacred LDS ceremony

Mar 11, 09 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - HBO will air an episode of the polygamy drama Big Love depicting a sacred Mormon ceremony despite strong objections from the church, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The network apologized to Mormons likely to be offended, while the series' creators defended the temple scene, saying it's depicted with reverence, and... More »

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HBO • polygamy • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Big Love

Colleges Explore Mormonism

Long ignored by religious academics, Romney's faith is drawing new attention

Feb 19, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Academics, including those at most theological seminaries, have long ignored the study of Mormonism. But now, possibly because of a certain presidential candidate—or a certain HBO show—it's on the radar in religion departments and scholarly publishing houses, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard Divinity School just added its first... More »

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Mitt Romney • scholarship • academia • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Big Love • Harvard Divinity School

Sevigny Launches Clothing Line

Actress, fashionista unveils Fashion Week entry

Sep 1, 07 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the fashion-obsessed flock to New York this week for the semi-annual collections, “Big Love” actress and downtown icon Chloe Sevigny has thrown her hat into the ring, announcing a new clothing line with avant-garde New York boutique Opening Ceremony, Women’s Wear Daily reports. More »

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fashion • clothes • Chloe Sevigny • Opening Ceremony • Imitation of Christ • Big Love • Fashion Week

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