The controversy over the LeBron James-Gisele Bundchen Vogue cover is American lunacy at its best. Apparently the cover is supposed to subliminally recreate King Kong and Fay Wray and reinforce racial stereotypes. I guess I’m unimaginative; to me it just looks like an NBA player in a typical pose, juxtaposed with a typical supermodel looking supermodelish.
If Barack Obama does not become the first black President, I think Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, NJ may claim the honor. I saw him on Bill Moyer’s program the other night and he was very impressive. He’s 38, was an All-Pac 10 Academic basketball player at Stanford, a Rhoades Scholar, earned a JD at Yale. He had a great job at IBM but gave it all up in 1998 to move into the worst, most dangerous public housing complex in Newark where he lived until 2006 when he was elected mayor on his 2nd try. His message and speaking skills are exceptional.
I was reading People over the weekend and was struck by the number of photos in which a celebrity appeared with his or her children. Not only has celebrity become the leading industry in America, it seems that the industry leaders are giving their kids a leg up in the family business. They seem to be emulating the Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie business model.
The five funniest TV characters of all times, in no particular order: Ralph Kramden, Ed Norton, Norm from Cheers, Ted Baxter and Homer Simpson.
If Barack Obama does not become the first black President, I think Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, NJ may claim the honor. I saw him on Bill Moyer’s program the other night and he was very impressive. He’s 38, was an All-Pac 10 Academic basketball player at Stanford, a Rhoades Scholar, earned a JD at Yale. He had a great job at IBM but gave it all up in 1998 to move into the worst, most dangerous public housing complex in Newark where he lived until 2006 when he was elected mayor on his 2nd try. His message and speaking skills are exceptional.
I was reading People over the weekend and was struck by the number of photos in which a celebrity appeared with his or her children. Not only has celebrity become the leading industry in America, it seems that the industry leaders are giving their kids a leg up in the family business. They seem to be emulating the Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie business model.
The five funniest TV characters of all times, in no particular order: Ralph Kramden, Ed Norton, Norm from Cheers, Ted Baxter and Homer Simpson.
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