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The Sad Unraveling of Jon and Kate
This is a cautionary tale about love and television. A happy young couple with twins decide to try again for one more baby. They use fertility drugs to help them conceive and end up with sextuplets. Even though they both have good jobs, there’s no way that they can meet the massive expenses of raising [...]
Continue reading...Why the Men in Hollywood Have Lost their Balls
16. August 2009
I love movies. Always have. And that’s why it so distresses me to see most of the leading men in Hollywood today succumbing to a terrible affliction. The longer they remain part of the star system, the less they seem to be men. A gradual process of psychological and emotional castration is neutering their masculine [...]
Continue reading...Why the Bachelorette Won’t find True Love
16. August 2009
It’s amazing how easily people disregard reality in the pursuit of love. It’s paradoxical, but the so-called “reality” shows on television today demonstrate this trend to the greatest degree. Take the Bachelorette. She is ostensibly on the show to find the man she’ll eventually marry and have children with. This, to me, is like going to [...]
Continue reading...The Mystery and Tragedy of Michael Jackson
16. August 2009
It’s a sad story. A young man has incredible talent and promise, and then achieves unimaginable success in his early twenties. We think that his life will be glorious, but instead it’s a series of more and more strange behaviours and events, culminating in his untimely death. Michael Jackson is called the “King of Pop,” [...]
Continue reading...Why Oprah Can’t Keep the Weight Off
16. August 2009
Oprah Winfrey is such an admirable woman. She’s done so much for so many, and is an incredible role model to millions of people. She’s beautiful, successful, intelligent, caring, and an inspiration to us all, which is why her ongoing struggle with weight loss is so saddening. She has access to the very best trainers, nutritionists, [...]
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11. September 2009
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