Innocent Questions
Did Prime Minister Harper invite the three opposition party leaders to fly with him to Poland thinking, well, if I go down, at least they all go down with me? …
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Celebrities
This Week in Entertainment Dirt
Young actress Anna Paquin has come out and said she’s bisexual. Unless you watch vampire shows aimed at teens, and I do not, I mostly remember Anna from her role in The Piano, which won her an Oscar when she was somewhere around the age of a fetus. She also played a groupie in Almost Famous. …
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What Passes for News
In the days of yore, not as long ago as yesteryear and even more recently than back in the day, entertainment news actually had a “news” quality to it. …
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Anti Canadian Rant
I’m about to take an anti-Canadian stance on something. If you see anything Canadian as inherently good and have a small flag waving in your heart at all times, you might not like it. …
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A Kanye West Moment
I don’t know what the critics are saying but I enjoyed the Steve Martin-Alec Baldwin pairing at the Academy Awards. And some of the wins were heart-warming, not the least of which was actual movie-making (The Hurt Locker) over high-tech trickery (Avatar). As much as we’ve all loved Sandra Bullock over the years, who would have pegged her for an Oscar one day?  It’s a nice change on the side of good! …
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No Depp-rivations
Johnny Depp lives an idyllic life in southern France with his family and instead of envying him for it, I am happy for him. Unlike some movie stars who seem to be nothing more than gluttons with a cute smile, Depp appears to be a true artist. …
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I Started a Joke…
Joke writing is hard. I’ve often said that if I had it to do over again I might pursue stand-up comedy as a vocation. But it’s really difficult to come up with original material. …
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You Almost Had Me, Neil
It was so close. I almost understood the fuss about Neil Young as an artist. And then in a flash, it was gone again. …
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Questions, Questions
Do the authorities force famous people who have been arrested to wash off their make-up and mess up their hair and look as if they’ve been sleeping in a ditch just before they take a mug shot?
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Apples and Oranges Rant
Complaints have sprung up from fundraisers for Haiti earthquake relief regarding some comments made by Conan O’Brien on his last Tonight Show. …
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Thoughtful Entertainment
My taste in music is eclectic. I may go loopy over one song by an artist and not like anything else they do. My in-car collection mixes country with rock with classic rock and pure pop. Nickelback lives alongside Def Leppard and Boston and Tim McGraw. …
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A Woman with Class
Last night the pat-ourselves-on-the-back season of award giving continued with the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. …
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