Paul O'Donnell

Paul O'Donnell started his journalism career answering letters from disgruntled readers at "Newsweek" magazine, where he went on to cover all aspects of American life, from baseball strikes to Christian rock. He was a senior features editor at "House & Garden" magazine. Paul blogs on pop culture for Beliefnet.com, and his writing has appeared in "Wired", "New York" magazine, "Slate", and "Commonweal" among other publications. He lives on Long Island with his wife and three children.