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Belinda Carlisle's
Voila, her first new album in a decade, and her first record
sung Carlisle says the album is the culmination of a long investigation into French music. "After discovering and coming to love French music, I decided to record these amazing songs myself with a playful, contemporary feel."
ALTHOUGH MADONNA, BRITNEY AND DEMI HAVE MADE IT HOLLYWOOD'S RELIGION DU JOUR, THERE'S MUCH TO UNCOVER BEHIND ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTICAL STRAINS OF SPIRITUALITY. Once exclusively
reserved for study by ultra-religious male scholars of Judaism,
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Patty Griffin's new album
Children Running Through continues the remarkable creative evolution
that's quietly established Griffin as a vital and singular musical
force. It also belies her persistent sensitive-singer-songwriter
image-a limiting perception that fails to fully convey the emotional
depth and breadth of her songwriting or the emotive power of
her fluid, soulful singing. Indeed, the new disc's 12 Griffin
originals maintain a timelessly truthful resonance that echoes
a variety of styles, most notably the classic R&B and gospel
music that have long been a source of inspiration for the artist.
entirely in French,
is a radical departure for the pop diva and lead singer of the
Go Go's. Working with producer John Reynolds (U2, Sinéad
O'Connor, Indigo Girls, Hothouse Flowers), Carlisle has fashioned
a traditional pop album that pays tribute to the classic French
chansons and pop music of the '40s, '50s and '60s. Just in time
for Valentine's Day, the album is set for release on February
6, 2007. The first pressing of Voila will be a limited edition
containing a bonus disc of four songs from the album in English.
According
to veteran comic Paul Mooney, history reveals that Jesus was
a black man. "It makes it more fun," remarks Mooney.
"The sun was closer to the earth then. Everyone was black."
So begins Mooney's newest DVD, Know Your History: Jesus Was
Black So Was Cleopatra, arriving in stores from QD3 and Image
Entertainment on February 6th. The newest stand-up comedy DVD
captures Mooney at his funniest caustic, irreverent, wise
and insightful and as expected, blatantly racial. 
Kabbalah has recently become known
as a multi-million dollar, celebrity-endorsed phenomenon. SECRETS
OF KABBALAH strips away the hype and demystifies the writings
that have been studied by Jewish scholars for thousands of years.
Is the Kabbalah of the stars the same Kabbalah that Jewish scholars
have studied for generations? Even as more and more people are
seen wearing the red string bracelets associated with Kabbalah,
the original teachings behind this seemingly new fad are in fact
understood by precious few.
From Athens under the rule of
Pericles to the Jerusalem that Jesus knew, the great cities of
the past defined the eras in which they were built and shaped
the minds of countless generations. Following a team of historical
detectives, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® recreates these vanished
places in stunning detail, piecing together ancient clues using
evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies, and historical
documents to reconstruct these long-dormant locales. As the clues
are gathered, the award-winning graphics team rebuilds each city
wall by wall. The result is a stunning collection of historically
accurate and beautiful visions of cities once long lost.