http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Tue, 23 May 2006 08:45:56 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/22/170340.php#comment-374064 The guy's a class act. ]]> 374064@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 08:45:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/22/170340.php#comment-374048 btw, thanx to Eric Olsen for the Amazon-dot-crap links. My computer crashed after my initial posting, but before I could insert links. But here is the crazy thing: He chose all but one of the links I had picked. Spooky... ]]> 374048@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 07:47:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/22/170340.php#comment-374047 I dunno. Porn for everyone? A new campaign to force the poor to emulate the rich - or to encourage the have-nots to pledge their lives and service to those more fortunate? Unless they have provable expertise on a subject, celebs shouldn't be trusted more than any other citizen stating an opinion, but they should not be trusted less either. However, when they say things that are truly sensible that can be positive for a wide range of thoughts, beliefs, ways of life, I think that's good. I believe Viggo's nonpartisan call for individual responsibility and action is a good one (and it is admirable that he DIDN'T use the occasion to bash Dubya or the Iraq invasion/occupation - then again, anyone who knows Viggo knows his views on these topics). But here is the real question: How does making a statement such as that in #1 make one "soft?" ]]> 374047@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 07:43:14 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/22/170340.php#comment-373840 Call me soft, but I do rather like celebrities who use their popularity or status to educate the masses or encourage them to think outside the square. It's a cut above influencing what people will find trendy in the coming fashion season. I just hope it doesn't become a trend in itself...can you imagine a celebrity like Paris Hilton pimping a cause? I shudder to think as to what cause it could be... ]]> 373840@blogcritics.org Mon, 22 May 2006 20:05:04 EDT