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Ain't nothin' gonna change until something is done about China's management of its oil interests in Darfur, which is what this stems from. You hear gentle suggestions directed toward China to put a stop to it, but nobody ever calls them out directly. There was a pretty interesting bit about it on VBS.
In a related note of what the U.N. can (or rather, cannot) do...they published a piece in the NY Times on peacekeeping forces terrorizing the same civilians they were meant to protect in the Congo.
[www.nytimes.com]
(I have an online membership that others may not be able to access but hopefully the headline will come up)
@Alohamaid: She been a lot more reserved about human rights issues as of late, making more conservative pleas, instead of making a spectacle. Who knows, maybe she's just maturing.
I am one of those churlish types who feels annoyed every time a celebrity lectures me on world peace/prosperity/environmentalism. Particularly one who rents out third world countries to give birth in and collects cute children of the world like dolls.
@PilgrimSoul: With things like "Jessica Simpson discovers Africa", I agree. But Angelina's been doing it for over a decade now, and by all reports does actually put in a lot of work.
@PilgrimSoul: Still not half as bad as Sean Penn palling around with Hugo Chavez, then coming home and extolling the virtues of nationalization and Chavez's other policies. Or anything that has come out of Bono's mouth in the better part of 2 decades.
@PilgrimSoul: I don't know. Her adoptions have been a heck of a lot less problematic than Madonna's (someone whose motives I seriously question). Say what you will about her, but she has never struck me as anything less than sincere in her efforts. Misguided at times, maybe, but aren't we all? I'm as uncomfortable as the next person with the notion of the Angelina-as-White-Saviour persona, but if you look into the actual projects that she has funded (for example, the projects of the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation in Cambodia), she has supported a lot of really good work.
@PilgrimSoul: while not opposed to keeping people safe from military juntas, i might be more inclined to feel much more sorry for the people of Darfur if they hadn't started this war themselves.
Wait, wait, wait...so is Disney REALLY making a Yellow Submarine remake because that's just wrong. What is with all these remakes, first The Crow now Yellow Submarine. These were great on their own, they don't need to be redone, use some creativity and come up with something original.
Cameron looks no different at all. I have a question, though - am I the only one who DOES NOT GET why having filler or implants put in your cheeks makes a person look younger? I think it actually aged Madonna 10 years overnight. Maybe she just had a bad practitioner, and it works so well on others I just haven't noticed it?
@Diziet_Sma: agreed, which is why I'm embracing my inevitable pruning.
When I get unrecognizable in old age I'm planning on having my heirs discover my identity in the form of painting painted in the prime of my youth with clues hidden throughout resulting in an around the world adventure where the journey is the reward. They are so gonna hate me.
Edited by Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. at 12/09/09 3:34 PM
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@Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Dude you are SO right. It's tantamount to the whole "you were dressed sexy so you were asking to be raped" argument. Patriarchy much?
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(I have an online membership that others may not be able to access but hopefully the headline will come up)
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But you meant destruction, as in my face is going to freeze off.
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Indeed, face, toes, fingers.....to quote some movie, "I fear the wind!"
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When I get unrecognizable in old age I'm planning on having my heirs discover my identity in the form of painting painted in the prime of my youth with clues hidden throughout resulting in an around the world adventure where the journey is the reward. They are so gonna hate me.
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Well, it appears to be flash photography and not realizing a picture is being taken of you. I know, I'm brilliant.
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A. Cheating on an ugly woman is justified?
B. Men don't cheat because of sex they cheat because of power.
Arrrrrggggg!
Edited to add: Not just men cheat. I know point number 2 kind made it sound that way.
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I could pretty much die of embarrassment right now.
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In fairness, I am playing it more to the Stefani side than to the Jersey Princess side (despite being from Jersey m'self.)
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