From The Guardian's Corrections section today:
In our article about the founder of Greenpeace, Bob Hunter, The original Mr Green, pages 2 and 3, G2, yesterday, we referred to British Columbia as a state in North America. It is not a state. It is a province of Canada.
What did I say not three hours ago? Simpson Denies Rumors of Split With Lachey And that nasty surprise about Nick having dinner with his ex-girlfriend? Yee-owch!
Headline in today's New York Times:
"New Jersey Governor Resigns, Disclosing a Gay Affair"
Somewhere in New York, there is a very smug editor.
Arkansas Family Marks Birth of 15th Child
You would think a dad named Jim-Bob, the 15 kids, or the fact that they were from Arkansas would be enough.
But this paragraph is what makes it for me. I mean, "Jinger"?
"Their children include two sets of twins, and the parents have stuck to the letter "J" for their names. There is Joshua, 16; Jana and John-David, 14; Jill, 13; Jessa, 11; Jinger, 10; Joseph, 9; Josiah, 7; Joy-Anna, 6; Jeremiah and Jedidiah, 5; Jason, 4; James, 2; and Justin, 1."
And for the record, mom is only 37. In April, she was named "Arkansas Young Mother of the Year." I didn't think that competition was open to anyone over 18.
Among the things I'm looking forward to this summer is Morgan Spurlock's documentary, "Supersize Me." If you haven't heard of him yet, you will. In brief, Spurlock decided to challenge claims from McDonald's that its food was healthy. He spent a month eating nothing but McDonald's. Yep--Micky D's for breakfast, lunch and dinner (he had a McD salad once every 10 meals). As you might guess, his health tanked. But the film is supposed to be great. And I want to see it.
So I'm looking for some information on it this morning, and I come across this: "Conference Call May 5: Filmmaker Debunks the Junk Behind Morgan Spurlock's 'Super Size Me,' Loses 10 Pounds on One-Month McDonald's Diet."
Ooh--a press release. I loves me some press releases. You never know what might turn up...
I'm surprised, and yet, not so much... From today's NYT*:
Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush
WASHINGTON, May 4 — The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax division from distributing a new documentary by Michael Moore that harshly criticizes President Bush, executives at both Disney and Miramax said Tuesday.
Not much. Last night's Oscars, touted as "a return to glamour" by every cheesebrain with a microphone (and my god, there were a lot of those), were actually kind of meh.
Mel Gibson thinks he's some kind of clever. Remember how he was asked to remove that one line from his movie, the one about, "His blood be on us and our children," and how he said it had been taken out?
For news that will make you sit up and take notice, not much beats today's story in The Guardian. It's just, well...I'll let them tell you.
A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns that major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting will erupt across the world.
My proof: An article from the Topeka-Capital Journal, titled, "Dumpster-diving bears at greater risk." The article discusses how having a year-round supply of garbage is damaging the health of local bears.
Buried at the bottom of the story, this gem:
"Then there are the people: One older woman set out a batch of syrup-slathered pancakes for the bears, and some parents smeared peanut butter on their children's faces so they could photograph cubs licking it."
Yes, you read that right. People who are barely smart enough to deserve the title of "Parents," putting their children's lives at risk for a cute photo.
I... I... I have not even words...
