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    Image of kookla kookla
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I could give two shits about Brad Pitt, but give me a break! Sorry the structures are not "esthetically pleasing" to some armchair architect who probably bid on the job and lost out because it wasn't green, practical or efficient. Pitt may not have the most pleasantly appealing taste when it comes to having things built, but you gotta admit, houses on stilts? Genius.
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    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @kookla: Houses on stilts are a south Louisiana staple... along the bayous, you see tons of them (when I was younger, I lived in one raised house that was over 100 years old).

    In fact! My entire family still lives along the bayous, and they all -had- to raise their houses in order to keep their home insurance. (Another post-hurricane gripe: The Road Home program was supposed to fund all these house raisings, and went bankrupt before they could pay out, leaving hundreds without the funds to save their homes / insurance policies.)
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    kookla promoted this comment Edited by vee at 11/30/09 4:54 PM vee was starred vee was unstarred
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    11/30/09

    @vee: What a nightmare! I hope all is well with your family.
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    Image of TildeMarks TildeMarks
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    William Shatner is just the 'shat'.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Knight and Day sounds like a title one Kenneth Ellen Parcel would come up with.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Here's the Japanese Nylon cover for anyone not willing to experience more taylor momsen sad junkie quasi-debbie harry face overload. I know it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon, but she's young and hopefully she'll find a new look that sports a smile or two.
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    pantsless economist...access RESTORED promoted this comment cinematheques was starred cinematheques was unstarred
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    11/30/09

    @cinematheques: As a frowny faced natural scowler, I'm all for the grouchy look, if only to be contrarian.

    I can't get behind the stringy extensions and raccoon eyes, tho.
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    Image of Snowbunny Snowbunny
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Banishing anyone from Australia is just kinda ironic, don't you think? Also: crazy pants.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I lurve the item quoting Britney as having "banished" her manager-manfriend from Australia. It just reminds me of Romeo and Juliet--"Thou art banished!" teehee.

    Meryl Streep, I love you. That quote sums up much of why, apart from your talent.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Mike Holmes (a Canadian tresure) built a few of those Make it Right homes with Brad Pitt and filmed it for a tv show. The crew was working their asses off in heat and humdity to get the homes done as quickly as possible in the greenest, most affordable way as well as the safest in case of another storm. While it was a different look for the city, the time and effort donated by the crew was incredible.
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    Image of madeofawesome madeofawesome
    11/30/09

    @slightlyhardup: This! Oh, I'm so sorry the houses built for you weren't "visually appealing." I'm sure they didn't have to pay for them. Beggars can't be choosers.
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    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @madeofawesome: In the article, the aesthetic complaints come from a designer (who is based out of Manhattan, an entire universe away from New Orleans), and a broker (read: landlord praying for gentrification so she can hike up the rent on the properties she owns in the Ninth). I guarantee neither of these people will be living in these houses.

    From the article:
    To most residents, the construction is simply good news. "It’s hard living here now, but it’s going to be worth it," said Melba Leggett-Barnes, a cafeteria worker, who is concerned about crime in the neighborhood. The lack of commercial activity is also disappointing. "We used to be able to go to the corner store," she said. "Now we don’t have a grocery; we don’t have a laundry."

    This is a legitimate complaint, especially for their area. Consider that people living in lower-income housing don't have reliable transportation (and New Orleans' public transit isn't great)... BUT, maybe it'll come together in good time.
    We are all just grateful that someone is doing something.

    Also, I had a slight chuckle at the thought of the lower Ninth becoming a "tourist attraction."
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    Image of madeofawesome madeofawesome
    11/30/09

    @vee: My bad. Thanks for clearing that up. I just got a little ticked because I was always taught to never look a gift horse in the mouth and all that.
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    11/30/09

    @madeofawesome: It's all good. I admit, I might be a little defensive about New Orleans.
    I'm very home proud, and it feels like Katrina's impact is poorly understood by people who don't live in the soup, you know?
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    Image of lucylooo lucylooo
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    BREAKING! "Jay Leno Losing Audience To Books, Mp3s, Laundry, Scrubbing The Grout, That Crazy Dude On The Corner Who Shouts About Jesus, Anything Else That Doesn't Actually Feature Jay Leno."
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    Image of Sarcasmatic Sarcasmatic
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Has anyone seen The Blind Side? I haven't seen it, but my immediate thought upon seeing the trailer was "Wow. Yeah. Um totally not racist at all. It's a good thing that nice white lady was around to save the dumb black man that's good at sports. No...no racism here at all."

    Was this the case?
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    11/30/09

    @Sarcasmatic: I think this movie has been getting way too much shit from Jezzies. It isn't the best movie I've ever seen, but I really don't think it is racist.

    It is about a white family who helped a black teenager, but it is also based on a true story/bestselling book so I have a hard time reading too much into the races of the characters. They also make a pretty big point of the fact that he was struggling in school because of structural factors and not that he was stupid.
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    Image of Sarcasmatic Sarcasmatic
    11/30/09

    @clevernamehere, @fulanita, @Lucylooo Thanks for the clarifications. I really have no knowledge of the movie outside of the trailer. I'm glad to hear that there was more to the film than I initially perceived.
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    Image of lisas lisas
    11/30/09

    @Sarcasmatic: I saw the trailer before Where the Wild Things are and was appalled. I don't know if the movie is racist, but the trailer sure as shit was.

    Also, "based on a true story" does not equal documentary, and does not give anything a pass.
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    Image of jigglyball jigglyball
    11/30/09

    @clevernamehere: I'm glad to hear this. A) I like to think that Sandra Bullock is too aware to sign on for something so blatantly racist (this is based on my lifetime of not knowing her at all), and B) I really want to watch Phil Fulmer try to act. Really.

    @lisas: I had qualms with the trailer, too, but I grew up in the South, and I didn't see anything inaccurate in the portrayal of the self-congratulatory white characters (especially the scene where the rich women are sitting around a table, talking about all the good they're doing). I'm hoping the movie will take a look at lot of the assumptions and blind privilege that I saw every day growing up. I may be hoping for too much.
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    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    11/30/09

    @jigglyball: The irony is that the self-congratualtory scene ends with Sandra Bullock telling off her friends.

    I really think people should see the movie before calling it racist.
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    Image of mysterygirl mysterygirl
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    "Sexy at 19 and sexy at 21 is two different things" makes me laugh out loud-- ah, the difference two years make.
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    Image of rckoala rckoala
    11/30/09

    @mysterygirl: I know, right? Try sexy at 19 and sexy at 38, post-child. That's when you see the difference, Ri-Rah.
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    Image of yeahisaidit yeahisaidit
    11/30/09

    @mysterygirl: "In five years my body might not look like this!" Bless her heart.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Tila Tequila performs?
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    Image of marionette marionette
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Holy hell, the first sentence from Shakira's quote was migraine-inducing.
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    Penny promoted this comment Edited by marionette at 11/30/09 10:27 AM marionette was starred marionette was unstarred
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    11/30/09

    @marionette: I'm hungover and couldn't get past the first few words.
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    Image of CrankyOldBroad CrankyOldBroad
    11/30/09

    @Penny: I have a head cold and reading that just asploded my sinuses. I should probably thank her or something.
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    Image of JinxyMcDeath JinxyMcDeath
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I have to say, I am not surprised about Perez Hilton's revelation about Drew Barrymore's lack of sobriety. Although PH is ridiculous, he is backstage and behind the scenes at a lot of these events. Plus, there have been rumors of her drinking and getting too drunk to do certain appearances the next day. Quite frankly, I'm shocked she drinks at all. My understanding of alcoholism is that you shouldn't drink at all...and I've seen interviews where she admits to recent drinking (albeit not to excess). I specifically recall her telling a story about drinking while promoting "Whip It," and found it strange that she would still do that...so, yea, not surprised.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I'm not saying that I want Michael Lohan to kill himself, but I would really like it if he stopped existing as we know him. Maybe a serious bout of amnesia that changes his entire personality. I'm just tired of him douchin' up the joint.
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    Image of Lolita Hazed Lolita Hazed
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Despite not killing anyone, I feel like Chris Brown is kinda like the new OJ: everyone knows he did it and no one wants to hear about it anymore.
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