The Maria Debate in Nine Lives

On an IMDB message board there is a long thread about the last scene in the movie Nine Lives. The scene, entitled Maria, involves just two characters – an aging mother, played by Glenn Close, and a young daughter who is played by Dakota Fanning.
By the way, if you haven’t watched the movie then you [...]

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Little Earthquakes

I just finished reading Jennifer Weiner’s novel Little Earthquakes, which centers around four new women who are each adjusting to new motherhood. It’s the second book I’ve read of hers – the first being Good In Bed, which got me hooked on her writing.

Her books aren’t spellbinding or filled with shocking turns of events. They’re [...]

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Da Vinci Boycott Begins

And so it begins, or rather it continues, because the book was boycotted, too, although it somehow became an international best seller anyways.
According to this article in the Washington Post, Monsignor Angelo Amato, a Vatican official, has issued a statement calling for a boycott of the soon to be released film, noting that:
[the film] contained [...]

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The Return of Rosie

It's being reported that Rose O'Donnell will become the newest member of The View. The vacancy was created when Meredith Vieira got picked to replace Katie Couric on NBC.
Remember how Rosie was all about Tom Cruise? On her show she swooned over him, but that could have easily been a cover to keep America's views [...]

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No Speaka Spanish Here!

Bush is an idiot, but that's hardly news anymore. I think it's approaching the level of a certified, scientifically-proven, factual statement at this point, something that will be printed in black and white in school children's history primers in the future.
He always manages to outdo himself and if it wasn't for the fact that he's [...]

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