Someone’s in the Closet With Sylvester
The underage sex trial of R. Kelly is about to start. Just in time for the publicity, R. Kelly has released a CD and now also a DVD. Life is going to get a lot simpler if he gets convicted.
NT Times: ON Tuesday the R&B singer R. Kelly released “Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22,” a DVD of the newest episodes of his video hip-hopera. Featuring 26 characters, byzantine twists of plot and cliffhanger endings, it has a story that can perplex even the most devoted fans.
Andrew Kuo, the artist and blogger, hunkered down with all 22 installments, mapping out the complex interpersonal relationships. “I have a feeling that R. Kelly has about 40 napkins on his office desk, covered with diagrams and arrows,” Mr. Kuo said. The entire series will be shown on the Independent Film Channel in September.
A Picture Guide to R. Kelly’s Complicated Life
Continue ReadingGeorge Bush’s Mea Culpa
MAUREEN DOWD (NYT) ghostwrites George’s Bush “Mea culpa.” Don’t hold your breath. Nothing of the sort will ever come out of George Bush’s mouth.
Who’s Sorry Now?
There’s not much lately that we’d like to import from China.
Certainly not the yummy steamed buns stuffed with shredded cardboard soaked in a caustic agent used to make soap. Or the tasty toothpaste laced with an antifreeze ingredient. Or the scrumptious seafood with a chemical kick. Or those pet foods with kibbles and bits of poison.
But there is one thing made in China we could use: mea culpas of high officials.
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Lust in Translation
]I just started to read Pamela Druckerman’s book on the rules of infidelity across different cultures. This report by the former Wall Street Journal writer is exceedingly entertaining and well written. I will publish a summary judgment when I have finished the book. But in the meantime, I want share a few good lines from the acknowledgments: People sometimes compare a writing book to having a baby. Having now done both, almost simultaneously, I can say definitely that a book hurts much more…Few men would propose marriage to a woman who is writing a book on adultery. Simon Kupor not only married me, he also read every draft.
Expert to examine the relative comforts of the Hilton and a jail cell
One of my guilty pleasures is to follow the act that Paris Hilton puts on for the world. I don’t know her. Nor do I claim to have figured out what drives this lady to seek the lime light. She is clearly one of the world’s most well-known brands. Being only twenty-six this is no small accomplishment. After voluntarily moving to a small farm for a reality TV show (The Simple Life), she is involuntarily moving into a prison cell. I would not be surprised if she manages to land another reality TV show gig called “The Prison Life.” Read below the details why a judge sent her to prison for 45 days. Sing Sing for someone who only wanted to be a famous singer.
Justin Timberlake’s Reflection on Singlehood
In a recent interview, Justin Timberlake, who in January split with Cameron Diaz (his costar in Shrek pictured on the right, who also attended the press day), said being single has its ups and downs:
“The advantages are that you don’t get in as many arguments, and the disadvantage is that you’re talking to yourself.”
Apparantly, Justin does not like to talk to himself. Click on “More” to find who is in rumored to be his new “conversation partner.”
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Steve Martin’s Seventy-two Virgins
The father of the bride reflects in the New Yorker (Jan 29, 2007) on his imaginary encounters with 72 virgins.
Virgin No. 1: Yuck.
Virgin No. 2: Ick.
Virgin No. 3: Ew.
Virgin No. 4: Ow.
Virgin No. 5: Do you like cats? I have fourteen!
Virgin No. 6: I
A Holiday Card from Britney Spears
Britney seems to have discovered that motherhood and applepie is not as fun as singlehood and panty-less partying with Paris Hilton. The two girls are learning to upstage even Madonna, the mother of all self-promotion. It is fascinating to watch how newspapers all over the world are covering the two little Lolitas from the United States as if they had no one in their own country to talk about. Here are Britney’s holiday wishes for the world, found on britneyspears.com.
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