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Tag Archives: celebrity
A Taste of British Lesbianism
British lesbians rate Rachel Weisz as their top celebrity sexual fantasy. It’s a fine choice in my opinion, particularly in her 1930s bob-cut incarnation as Greta Szabó in one of my favorite movies, the Hungarian historical epic Sunshine.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 1930s, celebrity, film, Greta Szabó, Hungarian, Hungary, lesbian, lesbianism, movie, Rachel Weisz, sex, sexual fantasy, Sunshine
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The Virtues of Celebrity Foreign Policy
(Photo: Alice E. Backer | blog) Andrew Galasetti at Lyved is an extremely devoted admirer of Obama. While fanatical devotion can blind — Galasetti thinks for instance that the McCain celebrity charge backfired, when the polls suggest a different picture … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Asia, campaign, celebrity, election, Europe, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Johnson, leadership, lyved, McCain, Nixon, Obama, Rasmussen, world
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Paris Politics Part II
Uh-oh, Paris doesn’t like John McCain. But wasn’t that sorta the point? It’s amazing how McCain has cheapened the process through involving her though. However…perhaps not entirely for the bad. The 10% of the world that wasn’t paying attention to this election just … Continue reading
Ignorance & Pride
Obama might be giving McCain more ammunition for the contention he is a condescending elitist. Denouncing Republican attacks on his energy plan as lies, he countered that “these guys take pride in being ignorant.” Huffington Post and the leftblogs are … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged celebrity, elitist, huffington post, ignorant, leftblogs, lies, McCain, Middle America, Obama, Paris Hilton, partisan, Republican, snob, vanity
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The Art of Trying too Hard
(photo: dgeuzen) John Riley at Newsday is criticizing John McCain’s “Celeb” ad on the grounds that “anyone knows” Britney Spears and Paris Hilton just aren’t celebrity enough. Points for novelty at least. To reinforce his argument, he cites the Forbes … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged America, Blake Hounshell, Britney Spears, campaign, celeb, celebrity, Forbes, foreign policy, Friedrich Nietzsche, gender, John McCain, John Riley, Newsday, Nietzsche, Paris Hilton, racial, sexual
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Bingeing and Purging
photo: Dave Morris Garance picks up on the neologism “drunkorexia.” It’s a fittingly ugly word for the ugly habit of combining your eating disorder with alcohol abuse. Garance attributes it to the evolution of the “Gawker mindset,” which I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged alcoholism, celebrity, drunkorexia, eating disorder, female, Garance Franke-Rut, Gawker, Madagascar, malnutrition
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The Prison of Celebrity
What’s worse, having to be asked questions like this, or having to ask them? Perhaps there’s little difference.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged , celebrity, Heath Ledger, Lindsay Lohan, paparazzi, prison
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