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Lughnasadh / Lammas
Ancient Celtic Fire Festival marking the height of Summer and the first of the harvest. Anglo-Saxons called it Lammas, for loaf-mass, after the blessing of bread, made from the first harvest of grain....
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Brendan Fraser and John Hannah return to battle yet another mummy (Jet Li), this time in China, who is determined to plunge the word into eternal servitude....
Swing Vote
Kevin Costner stars as single dad, lovable loser who turns out to have the deciding vote in the presidential election thanks to some mischievousness from his daughter....
Frozen River
A woman living on the New York Mohawk Reservation becomes involved with smuggling illegal immigrants in order to stay afloat. Limited release....
Sixty Six
It's the summer of 1966 and 12-year-old Brit Bernie is about to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, but with the World Cup final set on the same day and his family's business going under will this boy ever make it manhood?...
20/20
Correspondent Juju Chang is on the road with the super hot, purity ring-wearing, Disney rockers....
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Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
A report on the continuing Anglican Lambeth Conference, a look at practitioners of Christian Science spiritual healing and "Save a Torah," a non-profit foundation committed to locating, rescuing, restoring and resettling as many damaged Torahs as possible from all over...
Modern Marvels: "Mummy Tech"
Maybe Brendan Fraser should take a lesson from these researchers who know how to investigate the mystery surrounding mummies--who really killed King Tut?-- without raising them from the dead....
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The Two Coreys: "Intervention"
Feldman and Haim call it quits to their relationship rehab when an intervention for Haim, with Pauly Shore and Todd Bridges, goes awry....
The Fastest Man on No Legs
This documentary follows South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, a double leg amputee who runs on "blade" prosthetics, as he chases his dream to compete in the 2008 Olympics....
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2008 Teen Choice Awards
Miley Cyrus hosts the tenth anniversary show of show. Will she be giving ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas Of the Jonas Brothers a coveted surfboard?...
Baghdad High
These for boys are just like typical High School seniors, except their High School is in the middle of a war zone. This documentary is composed of footage shot with hand-held cameras by the boys themselves....
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No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers, by Michael Novak
Novak tosses his hat into the ring of the recent rhetoric by both atheists and defenders of faith by arguing that both non-believers and believers both experience the absence of God's presence....
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
From the hit List to the blacklist, folk artist Pete Seeger's legacy is enduring and inspiring. Featuring Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks....
Nim's Island
A little girl (Abigail Breslin) who lives on a distant island with her scientist father (Gerard Butler) calls upon her favorite author -- an agoraphobic by played Jodie Foster - when her dad gets lost at sea....
Songs That Changed the Church: Worship, by Various Artists
Harps & Angels, by Randy Newman
Only his third non-movie soundtrack album, "Harps & Angels" offers up Newman's trademark blues-infused, jazzy, sardonic take on everything from pie to the state of the country....
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China Inside Out: Bob Woodruff Reports
On the eve of the opening of the Summer Olympics, Bob Woodruff documents the stunningly rapid transformation of China into a global wheeler and dealer and how it affects the rest of the world....
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Cemetery Special
From Key West to central Alaska, this special explores how graveyards interconnect with many aspects of modern American culture. Check local listings for dates and times....
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The Opening Ceremonies of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Don't miss the pomp, the pageantry, the pyrotechnics, and the Polo Ralph Lauren outfits adorning the U.S. athletes....
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Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
The Lambeth Conference wrap-up, the ethics of healthcare rationing and talking soccer with Spencer Rockman, an observant Jew, who brings all races and culture together with the Rovers International Soccer Camp in central New Jersey. Check local listings for dates...
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Tisha B'av
The 9th of Av, day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the first and second Temple (begins at sundown the night before)....
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
A single mother on welfare, Momi Akana started the Keiki O Ka Aina (KOKA) Family Learning Center, a non-profit organization that supports the native Hawaiian community, with determination and food stamps. Now Ty and the gang repair not only the...
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We Are Together: The Children of Agape Choir
Discover how music, love, and community have helped orphans of the South African AIDS epidemic overcome the hardship of losing their parents....
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What Makes You Not a Buddhist, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Khyentse, a young Tibetan lama, urges readers to go beyond the romaticized, superficial version of Buddhism--incense and beads--and delve into what the Buddha really taught....
Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, by Charles J. Chaput
Chaput's book is "a call to American Catholics to serve the highest ideals of their nation by first living their Catholic faith deeply, authentically."...
The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season
The fifth season of the Peabody Award-winning drama about life Baltimore's thug- and public-life turns a special eye on the media....
A Little Bit Longer, by the Jonas Brothers
These purity ring-wearin' rockers swept up at the Teen Choice Awards and are sure to sweep plenty of tweens off their feet with their latest release featuring the title track about Nick's struggle with diabetes....
Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace, by Various Artists
The two CD set featuring artists such as John Mayer, Alanis Morissette, and Imogen Heap, acts as a show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama and Tibet on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. Proceeds go to peace related projects....
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Tropic Thunder
The Ben Stiller comedy about a group of actors who suddenly find themselves in a real war zone is said to have a Tom Cruise cameo that could revive his career....
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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Kathy heads to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to spread her own brand of acerbic cheer with recuperating soldiers in this fourth season finale....
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Feast of the Assumption
Commemorates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven upon her death....
Feast of the Dormition
Commemorates the "dormition" or "falling asleep" of Mary and the assumption of her body into heaven....
Henry Poole is Here
Luke Wilson stars as a young man who leaves his overbearing mother, fiance, and job behind when he discovers he only has six weeks to live, but his wacky neighbors draw him out of seclusion with inspiring results....
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woody Allen returns with a story about two American tourists in Spain who become romantically involved with a flamboyant artist and his ex-wife....
Fly Me to the Moon 3-D
Tim Curry and Buzz Aldrin lend their voices to this 3-D cartoon of tween housflies who stow away on Apollo 11....
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Anakin and Obi-Wan return to fight the Empire in this animated feature....
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Raksha Bandhan
Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters; sisters tie strings around the wrists of their brothers, symbolizing a protected bond....
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
The ethics of animal testing, a look at "slow medicine"--an approach that seeks comfort rather than cure in elderly patients, and Atheist baby naming ceremonies. Check local listings for dates and times....
Primeval
If you missed the premiere of this family-friendly dinos-in-modern-day-England sci-fi drama, then check out the encore showing of the premiere followed by a new episode....
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
Elle heads to Washington to get an anti-animal testing bill passed....
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God and Race in American Politics, by Mark A. Noll
Today's debates over stem-cell research to abortion have root in the explosive Civil War era mingling of race and religion....
The Oral Law of Sinai: An Illustrated History of the Mishnah, by Berel Wein
An illustrated work explaining the first book of the Talmud--a law book that is the recorded Oral Law of Sinai--known as the Mishnah....
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Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
Fast observed 15 days prior to the holy month of Ramadan; believed to be the time when god writes the destinies of all men for the year ahead....
Nelson's Student Bible Commentary: Quick, Clear and Accessible Comments on the Whole Bible
This full-color one volume provides verse-by-verse and passage-by-passage commentary on the whole Bible....
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Feast of the Transfiguration
Commemorates the incident in Matthew 17:1-9 when Jesus appeared, transfigured, with Moses and Elijah, and the voice of God identified Jesus as his Son....
A New Abolition, by The Wrecking
The first national debut from these Christian rockers includes an inspired remake of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes."...
What if We, by Brandon Heath
This Christian singer/songwriter just had his hit "I'm Not Who I Was" included on the on the "Henry Poole is Here" soundtrack....
Best of Both Worlds Concert: The 3-D Movie, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers
This Disney sensation performs both as herself and as her pop-sensation alter ego, Hannah Montana, in this concert film that ruled the box office....
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Salim Baba
Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary is the story of Salim Muhammad who has traveled the neighborhoods of Kolkata, India, for over 40 years showing discarded film strips to children....
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
He almost lost his soul to Davy Jones in this summer's biggest block-buster, but Captain Jack had an army of angry, sea-faring souls to contend with in his first adventure....
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The Longshots
Ice Cube stars as a down-on-his-luck former High School football star who turns around not only his fortunes, but his small Illinois town's fortunes, when he coaches his quarterback niece and local team to the Pop Warner Super Bowl....
Death Race
Jason Statham and Joan Allen star in this remake of the cult classic in which prisoners are forced to win their freedom through the ultimate three day automobile gauntlet....
Hamlet 2
A failed-actor-cum-High-School-drama-teacher directs a politically incorrect musical--one number is called "Rock Me Sexy Jesus"--to garner some much desired attention....
I.O.U.S.A.
This documentary explores the rapidly growing national dept and what it means for the average American....
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Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
A preview of both the Democratic and Republican conventions, and Thailand's New Life Center, a faith-based shelter that is offering asylum and hope to exploited women. Check local listings for dates and times....
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Thora Birch ("Ghost World") stars in this true story about a young girl who overcomes her parents' drug-addictions and homelessness to finish high school and make her way to one of America's most revered institutions of higher learning....
Madagascar
Four animals escape from a New York City zoo only to find themselves on a ship to Africa and on their way to experiencing what the "wild life" really is....
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Janmashtami
Celebration of the birthday of Krishna; features a day-long fast broken at midnight, the time of Krishna's birth....
The Closing Ceremonies of the XXIX Olympiad
You saw the spectacular opening, now see how Bejing bids good-bye to the world and passes the torch to London for 2012....
Skins
There's the ethereal girl with the eating disorder, the Muslim who still says his prayers even after partying all night, the popular boy who rules the group and the girl everyone wants. Yes, it's high school all over again, but...
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Jewish Dharma: A Guide to the Practice of Judaism and Zen, by Brenda Shoshanna
Raised an Orthodox Jew, Shoshanna struggled with the rigid structure and lifestyle only to find Zen Buddhism in high school. This is her story of moving between the two traditions and how she eventually found ways in which they complement...
The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints, by Tessa Paul
This visual guide to the lives and works of over 500 saints comes complete with expert commentary....
Heroes: Season 2
The four-disc set includes exclusive bonus features that reveal the untold stories that never aired and an alternate ending to the season finale....
Democratic National Convention: Day One
Michelle Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi are scheduled to speak on the opening night of the convention. Plus, a tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy....
Exiled
See what happens when the most spoiled "My Super Sweet Sixteen" birthday gals and guys are forced by their parents to spend time in some of the poorest places in the world....
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Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
A re-release of fa classic album from everyone's favorite golf-loving, Christian gothster....
Satisfied, by DecembeRadio
These Grammy-Award nominated Christian rockers return with 12 tracks of "laidback, medium-tempo grooves."...
Democratic National Convention: Day Two
Sen. Hillary Clinton headlines this night that will focus on the economy....
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Democratic National Convention: Day Three
Former President Bill Clinton and the vice presidential nominee will speak....
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Democratic National Convention: Day Four
The convention concludes with Barack Obama accepting the party's nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech....
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Lailat al Miraj (Shab-e-Miraj, Isra / Meraj)
Commemorates the night when Prophet Muhammad made the journey from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and then ascended to heaven where his heart was purified and he was filled with knowledge of faith, after which he...
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August 1
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Sixty Six
Rating: PG-13It's the summer of 1966 and 12-year-old Brit Bernie is about to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, but with the World Cup final set on the same day and his family's business going under will this boy ever make it manhood? Limited release.
Frozen River
Rating: RA woman living on the New York Mohawk Reservation becomes involved with smuggling illegal immigrants in order to stay afloat. Limited release.
Swing Vote
Rating: PG-13Kevin Costner stars as single dad, lovable loser who turns out to have the deciding vote in the presidential election thanks to some mischievousness from his daughter.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Rating: PG-13Brendan Fraser and John Hannah return to battle yet another mummy (Jet Li), this time in China, who is determined to plunge the word into eternal servitude.
Lughnasadh / Lammas
Ancient Celtic Fire Festival marking the height of Summer and the first of the harvest. Anglo-Saxons called it Lammas, for loaf-mass, after the blessing of bread, made from the first harvest of grain.
20/20
10:00 pm on ABCCorrespondent Juju Chang is on the road with the super hot, purity ring-wearing, Disney rockers.
August 2
On TV
On TV
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
12:00 am on PBSA report on the continuing Anglican Lambeth Conference, a look at practitioners of Christian Science spiritual healing and "Save a Torah," a non-profit foundation committed to locating, rescuing, restoring and resettling as many damaged Torahs as possible from all over the world. Check your local listings for dates and times.
Modern Marvels: "Mummy Tech"
7:00 pm on HistoryMaybe Brendan Fraser should take a lesson from these researchers who know how to investigate the mystery surrounding mummies--who really killed King Tut?-- without raising them from the dead.
August 3
On TV
On TV
The Two Coreys: "Intervention"
8:00 pm on A&E;Feldman and Haim call it quits to their relationship rehab when an intervention for Haim, with Pauly Shore and Todd Bridges, goes awry.
The Fastest Man on No Legs
10:00 pm on BBC AmericaThis documentary follows South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, a double leg amputee who runs on "blade" prosthetics, as he chases his dream to compete in the 2008 Olympics.
August 4
On TV
On TV
2008 Teen Choice Awards
8:00 pm on FOXMiley Cyrus hosts the tenth anniversary show of show. Will she be giving ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas Of the Jonas Brothers a coveted surfboard?
Baghdad High
9:00 pm on HBOThese for boys are just like typical High School seniors, except their High School is in the middle of a war zone. This documentary is composed of footage shot with hand-held cameras by the boys themselves.
August 5
CD Release
DVD Release
DVD Release
Book Release
Harps & Angels, by Randy Newman
Only his third non-movie soundtrack album, "Harps & Angels" offers up Newman's trademark blues-infused, jazzy, sardonic take on everything from pie to the state of the country.
» Buy the CDNim's Island
A little girl (Abigail Breslin) who lives on a distant island with her scientist father (Gerard Butler) calls upon her favorite author -- an agoraphobic by played Jodie Foster - when her dad gets lost at sea.
» Buy the DVDPete Seeger: The Power of Song
From the hit List to the blacklist, folk artist Pete Seeger's legacy is enduring and inspiring. Featuring Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks.
» Buy the DVDNo One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers, by Michael Novak
Novak tosses his hat into the ring of the recent rhetoric by both atheists and defenders of faith by arguing that both non-believers and believers both experience the absence of God's presence.
» Buy the BookAugust 6
On TV
China Inside Out: Bob Woodruff Reports
10:00 pm on ABCOn the eve of the opening of the Summer Olympics, Bob Woodruff documents the stunningly rapid transformation of China into a global wheeler and dealer and how it affects the rest of the world.
August 7
On TV
Cemetery Special
8:00 pm on PBSFrom Key West to central Alaska, this special explores how graveyards interconnect with many aspects of modern American culture. Check local listings for dates and times.
August 8
On TV
The Opening Ceremonies of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
9:30 am on NBCDon't miss the pomp, the pageantry, the pyrotechnics, and the Polo Ralph Lauren outfits adorning the U.S. athletes.
August 9
On TV
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
12:00 am on PBSThe Lambeth Conference wrap-up, the ethics of healthcare rationing and talking soccer with Spencer Rockman, an observant Jew, who brings all races and culture together with the Rovers International Soccer Camp in central New Jersey. Check local listings for dates and times.
August 10
Jewish
On TV
Tisha B'av
The 9th of Av, day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the first and second Temple (begins at sundown the night before).
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
8:00 pm on ABCA single mother on welfare, Momi Akana started the Keiki O Ka Aina (KOKA) Family Learning Center, a non-profit organization that supports the native Hawaiian community, with determination and food stamps. Now Ty and the gang repair not only the Akana home, but the KOKA center in this two-parter.
August 11
On TV
We Are Together: The Children of Agape Choir
9:00 pm on HBODiscover how music, love, and community have helped orphans of the South African AIDS epidemic overcome the hardship of losing their parents.
August 12
CD Release
CD Release
DVD Release
Book Release
Book Release
Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace, by Various Artists
The two CD set featuring artists such as John Mayer, Alanis Morissette, and Imogen Heap, acts as a show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama and Tibet on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. Proceeds go to peace related projects.
» Buy the CDA Little Bit Longer, by the Jonas Brothers
These purity ring-wearin' rockers swept up at the Teen Choice Awards and are sure to sweep plenty of tweens off their feet with their latest release featuring the title track about Nick's struggle with diabetes.
» Buy the CDThe Wire: The Complete Fifth Season
The fifth season of the Peabody Award-winning drama about life Baltimore's thug- and public-life turns a special eye on the media.
» Buy the DVDRender Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, by Charles J. Chaput
Chaput's book is "a call to American Catholics to serve the highest ideals of their nation by first living their Catholic faith deeply, authentically."
» Buy the BookWhat Makes You Not a Buddhist, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Khyentse, a young Tibetan lama, urges readers to go beyond the romaticized, superficial version of Buddhism--incense and beads--and delve into what the Buddha really taught.
» Buy the BookAugust 13
Movie Opening
Tropic Thunder
Rating: RThe Ben Stiller comedy about a group of actors who suddenly find themselves in a real war zone is said to have a Tom Cruise cameo that could revive his career.
August 14
On TV
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
10:00 pm on BravoKathy heads to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to spread her own brand of acerbic cheer with recuperating soldiers in this fourth season finale.
August 15
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
Orthodox Christian
Catholic
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Rating: PGAnakin and Obi-Wan return to fight the Empire in this animated feature.
Fly Me to the Moon 3-D
Rating: GTim Curry and Buzz Aldrin lend their voices to this 3-D cartoon of tween housflies who stow away on Apollo 11.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rating: PG-13Woody Allen returns with a story about two American tourists in Spain who become romantically involved with a flamboyant artist and his ex-wife.
Henry Poole is Here
Rating: PGLuke Wilson stars as a young man who leaves his overbearing mother, fiance, and job behind when he discovers he only has six weeks to live, but his wacky neighbors draw him out of seclusion with inspiring results.
Feast of the Dormition
Commemorates the "dormition" or "falling asleep" of Mary and the assumption of her body into heaven.
Feast of the Assumption
Commemorates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven upon her death.
August 16
On TV
Hindu
On TV
On TV
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
12:00 am on PBSThe ethics of animal testing, a look at "slow medicine"--an approach that seeks comfort rather than cure in elderly patients, and Atheist baby naming ceremonies. Check local listings for dates and times.
Raksha Bandhan
Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters; sisters tie strings around the wrists of their brothers, symbolizing a protected bond.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
8:00 pm on ABCElle heads to Washington to get an anti-animal testing bill passed.
Primeval
8:00 pm on BBC AmericaIf you missed the premiere of this family-friendly dinos-in-modern-day-England sci-fi drama, then check out the encore showing of the premiere followed by a new episode.
August 17
Book Release
Book Release
God and Race in American Politics, by Mark A. Noll
Today's debates over stem-cell research to abortion have root in the explosive Civil War era mingling of race and religion.
» Buy the BookThe Oral Law of Sinai: An Illustrated History of the Mishnah, by Berel Wein
An illustrated work explaining the first book of the Talmud--a law book that is the recorded Oral Law of Sinai--known as the Mishnah.
» Buy the BookAugust 18
Muslim
Book Release
Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
Fast observed 15 days prior to the holy month of Ramadan; believed to be the time when god writes the destinies of all men for the year ahead.
Nelson's Student Bible Commentary: Quick, Clear and Accessible Comments on the Whole Bible
This full-color one volume provides verse-by-verse and passage-by-passage commentary on the whole Bible.
» Buy the BookAugust 19
Christian
CD Release
CD Release
DVD Release
Feast of the Transfiguration
Commemorates the incident in Matthew 17:1-9 when Jesus appeared, transfigured, with Moses and Elijah, and the voice of God identified Jesus as his Son.
A New Abolition, by The Wrecking
The first national debut from these Christian rockers includes an inspired remake of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes."
» Buy the CDWhat if We, by Brandon Heath
This Christian singer/songwriter just had his hit "I'm Not Who I Was" included on the on the "Henry Poole is Here" soundtrack.
» Buy the CDBest of Both Worlds Concert: The 3-D Movie, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers
This Disney sensation performs both as herself and as her pop-sensation alter ego, Hannah Montana, in this concert film that ruled the box office.
» Buy the DVDAugust 20
On TV
Salim Baba
8:00 pm on HBONominated for an Academy Award, this documentary is the story of Salim Muhammad who has traveled the neighborhoods of Kolkata, India, for over 40 years showing discarded film strips to children.
August 21
On TV
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
7:00 pm on USAHe almost lost his soul to Davy Jones in this summer's biggest block-buster, but Captain Jack had an army of angry, sea-faring souls to contend with in his first adventure.
August 22
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
Movie Opening
I.O.U.S.A.
Rating: PGThis documentary explores the rapidly growing national dept and what it means for the average American.
Hamlet 2
Rating: RA failed-actor-cum-High-School-drama-teacher directs a politically incorrect musical--one number is called "Rock Me Sexy Jesus"--to garner some much desired attention.
Death Race
Rating: RJason Statham and Joan Allen star in this remake of the cult classic in which prisoners are forced to win their freedom through the ultimate three day automobile gauntlet.
The Longshots
Rating: PGIce Cube stars as a down-on-his-luck former High School football star who turns around not only his fortunes, but his small Illinois town's fortunes, when he coaches his quarterback niece and local team to the Pop Warner Super Bowl.
August 23
On TV
On TV
On TV
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly
12:00 am on PBSA preview of both the Democratic and Republican conventions, and Thailand's New Life Center, a faith-based shelter that is offering asylum and hope to exploited women. Check local listings for dates and times.
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
7:00 pm on LifetimeThora Birch ("Ghost World") stars in this true story about a young girl who overcomes her parents' drug-addictions and homelessness to finish high school and make her way to one of America's most revered institutions of higher learning.
Madagascar
8:00 pm on ABCFour animals escape from a New York City zoo only to find themselves on a ship to Africa and on their way to experiencing what the "wild life" really is.
August 24
Hindu
On TV
On TV
Janmashtami
Celebration of the birthday of Krishna; features a day-long fast broken at midnight, the time of Krishna's birth.
The Closing Ceremonies of the XXIX Olympiad
7:00 pm on NBCYou saw the spectacular opening, now see how Bejing bids good-bye to the world and passes the torch to London for 2012.
Skins
9:00 pm on BBC AmericaThere's the ethereal girl with the eating disorder, the Muslim who still says his prayers even after partying all night, the popular boy who rules the group and the girl everyone wants. Yes, it's high school all over again, but with a British accent and shys-away-from-nothing attitude.
August 25
DVD Release
Book Release
Book Release
On TV
On TV
Heroes: Season 2
The four-disc set includes exclusive bonus features that reveal the untold stories that never aired and an alternate ending to the season finale.
The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints, by Tessa Paul
This visual guide to the lives and works of over 500 saints comes complete with expert commentary.
» Buy the BookJewish Dharma: A Guide to the Practice of Judaism and Zen, by Brenda Shoshanna
Raised an Orthodox Jew, Shoshanna struggled with the rigid structure and lifestyle only to find Zen Buddhism in high school. This is her story of moving between the two traditions and how she eventually found ways in which they complement each other.
» Buy the BookDemocratic National Convention: Day One
8:00 pm on PBSMichelle Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi are scheduled to speak on the opening night of the convention. Plus, a tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Exiled
8:30 pm on MTVSee what happens when the most spoiled "My Super Sweet Sixteen" birthday gals and guys are forced by their parents to spend time in some of the poorest places in the world.
August 26
CD Release
CD Release
On TV
Satisfied, by DecembeRadio
These Grammy-Award nominated Christian rockers return with 12 tracks of "laidback, medium-tempo grooves."
» Buy the CDAlice Cooper Goes to Hell
A re-release of fa classic album from everyone's favorite golf-loving, Christian gothster.
» Buy the CDDemocratic National Convention: Day Two
8:00 pm on PBSSen. Hillary Clinton headlines this night that will focus on the economy.
August 27
On TV
Democratic National Convention: Day Three
8:00 pm on PBSFormer President Bill Clinton and the vice presidential nominee will speak.
August 28
On TV
Democratic National Convention: Day Four
8:00 pm on PBSThe convention concludes with Barack Obama accepting the party's nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
August 31
Muslim
Lailat al Miraj (Shab-e-Miraj, Isra / Meraj)
Commemorates the night when Prophet Muhammad made the journey from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and then ascended to heaven where his heart was purified and he was filled with knowledge of faith, after which he came back to Mecca--all in the span of a night.
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