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  • May 2008

    • Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

      newser  |  Time  |  May 11, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

      No one's perfect, but some moms get pretty close—even if they do have control issues, out-of-wedlock kids, or a little drug habit. Time picked these winners for going against the grain. Dumbo's mom: for giving her child wings The moms of The Joy Luck Club : for caring a bit too much Gaia, or Mother Earth: for the skies and the fields More »

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      mothers  • motherhood  • Moses  • Mother's Day

  • April 2008

    • Hollywood's 'Man-Deity' Honored

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 7, 08 6:17 AM CDT

      Hollywood's 'Man-Deity' Honored

      Charlton Heston was “the man-deity of movies,” writes Richard Corliss in a Time appreciation, declaring of the actor who stepped into the shoes of no less than the Almighty, "God is dead." Indeed, from Moses to Ben-Hur. “He was the epic hero,” Corliss notes. “Heston didn't just play great roles, he imposingly, thrillingly embodied them.” More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • actor  • NRA  • Moses  • Charlton Heston  • Ben Hur  • tribute

    • Charlton Heston Dead at 84

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 11:50 PM CDT

      Charlton Heston Dead at 84

      Charlton Heston, the longtime Hollywood leading man who portrayed everyone from Moses to Michelangelo and won an Oscar for his chariot-driving performance in Ben Hur , has died at age 84, the AP reports. Heston, who announced in 2002 that he had Alzheimer's, became the unapologetic head of the NRA in 1998, a position that nearly overshadowed his acting career. More »

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      obituary  • Hollywood  • actor  • NRA  • Moses  • Ten Commandments  • Charlton Heston  • Ben Hur

  • March 2008

    • Moses Got High on Mt. Sinai, Study Says

      newser  |  AFP  |  Mar 4, 08 7:08 PM CST

      Moses Got High on Mt. Sinai, Study Says

      Moses was high on mind-altering drugs when he heard God’s word on Mount Sinai, an Israeli researcher said this week. He contends that hallucinogenics were key to Jewish ceremonies and explain Moses' reception of the Ten Commandments and his vision of the burning bush. Benny Shanon, who teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, admits he's dabbled in such drugs himself. More »

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      religion  • Bible  • narcotics  • Moses  • psychedelic drugs  • Ten Commandments

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