Celebrity
Sean Penn in Haiti: His Wealthy, Mysterious Backers Also Want American Idol
Sean Penn has been in Haiti for five months doing killer work as a Good Samaritan. Vanity Fair has an elucidating piece on him...
Celebrity
MIA aka Edgar Bronfman’s Daughter-in-Law: Phony, Yet Catchy
I can't overemphasize how much I loved Lynn Hirschberg's piece on rap singer M.I.A. in the May 25th New York Times Magazine. It is...
Books
Greta van Susteren is a Hypocrite about Sarah Palin
Greta van Susteren has posted a picture of Sarah Palin's new badly built fence on her blog (no link, sorry). The wobbly structure, which...
Movies
Hot New Film Shows Doctors Without Borders, Literally
Did you ever wonder what those Doctors Without Borders actually do? Now we know, thanks to director Mark Hopkins.
"Living in Emergency" is Hopkins' unprecedented...
Politics
Hello Dalai: Richard Gere Bringing Tibetan Leader to Radio City
Richard Gere puts his money where his mouth is, and he's consistent.
One of the last great movie stars, Gere is underwriting appearances later this...
Movies
Oliver Stone Sets South American Dictators (Er, Presidents) Film Tour
Oliver Stone is a busy man. On Friday, May 14th, he'll debut "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" at the Cannes Film Festival.
But he...
Celebrity
Roman Polanski Speaks Out On His Terrible Situation
Roman Polanski wrote today on a friend's blog:
I can remain silent no longer!
Throughout my seven months since September 26, 2009, the date of...
Celebrity
Patricia Arquette Has a Capitol Idea for Haiti
Emmy winning actress Patricia Arquette, star of CBS's "Medium," is one of many well known personalities who've come to Washington, DC this weekend for...