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• Is the Tide is Turning in Hollywood?: An interesting Fox news article examines the change in the Hollywood climate post-"Passion." I'm not so sure Gibson's efforts have blown the door open, but they certainly have humbled know-it-all executives. But I will say this: Ice Cube is doing family films. That in and of itself speaks volumes.

• Actor Will Smith is Fat: So says the "Center for Consumer Freedom," a self-proclaimed health and obesity watchdog that says Smith's 6'2", 210 lbs (and yoked as of late) frame gives him a Body Mass Index (MBI) of 27 which means he's "overweight." Mmkay. I saw "Hitch" last weekend, and if Will Smith is overweight, then we all should just quit right now. Instead, the "CCF" should focus their energies towards these people.

• Malcolm X is Not the Hero We Exalt: Yesterday marked the day of X's death. Columnist Stanley Crouch bravely asserts that we rarely discuss the truth about Malcolm X's legacy and wrongly liken his Civil Rights Movement contributions to those of "The King." I remember being the only one in my "Equity, Justice & Race" class who wasn't enraptured by "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

• Michael Jackson & The Peter Pan Syndrome Spirit: I think this man may give us all some insight into the depth of confusion that is Michael Jackson. I've taken a lot of heat in my inbox for being critical of Mr. Jackson. I don't care. I think the man needs help beyond psychiatry and I don't particularly think our polite dismissal of his behavior is going to save his life. Throughout his career, Jackson has made many references directly and indirectly to the archetype of the androgynous, eternal child, "Peter Pan." Draw your own conclusions.

• Blogging Helps Employment: Nope not for me, but for Joe at "The Evangelical Outpost," his posts on Christian Bio-ethics gained the attention of "The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity". It was only two weeks ago that he announced his unemployment, and now Joe's been offerred a job with them. I'm not a hater, I'm just saying isn't there a "Center for Sensible Fashion in Politics" that's hiring?

• Howard Dean: Race Relations Coordinator: My favorite bald-headed blogger, "Baldilocks" is disgusted at the lack of outrage present in regards to Howard Dean's "hotel staff" comments at the recent Democratic "African American caucus" gathering. Funny, I started ignoring Howard Dean a long time ago.

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• Report Says MTV is Sleezy: Duh. I love the Parent Television Council. I think they do great work, but they wasted their time on this one. The first three minutes of "Real World: Philadelphia" makes their sleeze factor abundantly clear. In one week in March, the media watchdog counted 3,056 flashes of nudity or sexual situations and 2,881 verbal references to sex. We get it. MTV peddles immorality on nearly every level possible. I still say someone at the PTC needs a hobby.

• PETA Drafts Al Sharpton To Fight KFC:
  I've tried very hard to understand the psychopathy of PETA, but they lost me with that whole "Fish Amnesty" bit last year. Similarly, blogger D.C. Thornton shares disgust with their recent assault against the Colonel (that's KERNAL for all you ignorant people like me who always say it phonetically "ko-lo-nel"). What's worse is they've drafted Al Sharpton for their campaign, and now he's waging war on one of my favorite foods, telling us all not to eat. Nice pitch, but I'm not buying it. Look at this picture and tell me this isn't the face of a man who would secretly send his assistant to buy him some KFC on the down low.

• Joe Jackson cries "Racism":
  Michael Jackson's parents are claiming racism for their son's bad press. The jokes here are just too easy. This aside, I'm really having trouble with this one. Jackson has been given at least nine lives in this little sick game of his. This isn't the first time Jackson or his family has claimed racism. The Rabbi and Michelle Malkin aren't buying it. Neither am I.

• Do You Have Internet Friends?:
  Ethel, a great writer of the webjournal "Luscious and Uppity" confesses and asks others to as well. Being that I grew up during the AOL revolution (you know, before they became the devil), I've probably had more "internet friends" than the average person. Owning a blog brings in a whole new element: "blogfriends". Not many of those. I guess I need to start linking more. But as you'll see in the next installment of "How to Blog Like a Rockstar", I think over-linking is overrated.

• Bill Cosby's Unfavorable Press:
  Not quite sure what to make of this latest "improper sexual contact" madness. Infidelity on any level is disappointing to me. This article suspects Cosby may have been set up by the media to be discredited in light of his recent outspoken activism. If it were a set-up, it would be from within, not from without.

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Yeah I know, I don't do this nearly enough so here's the requisite dosage of linkage linky loo:

- Los Angeles Conserva-blonde Moxie is usually a loose-cannon, but she has a funny bit posted this week on coming out of the political closet.

- You must check out this article on babies being born alive after abortion, and the doctors' sick attitudes towards this fact. Good golly we have a merciful God ( Via Avery at SDS )

- Joanne Jacobs brings attention to the latest release of the Hello Kitty Debit MasterCard for girls. Talk about mark of the beast eh? For the record, if I had this when I was 12, I would have WRECKED the bank.

- Sparked by Tiger's consistent tipping of his hat, La Shawn's asking ladies what they miss and appreciate about other old-school, gentlemanly behavior (read: chivalry). Oh where to begin.....

- My column editor mentioned this to me in passing, but Joe at the Evangelical Outpost has some thoughts on Justice Anton Scalia's recent remarks suggesting that sexual orgies should be encouraged because they eliminate social tensions. Okay, Jocelyn.

- Seriously, I've got to quit it with the Oprah talk, but yesterday's show focused on what it's like to be a 30-year-old woman in 30 different countries. Yeah yeah yeah, we all know Oprah's slant, but whereas some people would like to highlight the fact that one of the Iraqi women said "For me, as an Iraqi woman, I don't feel safe," as a means of further berating Bush and the war (note: read Bill Whittle's take on it if you hadn't yet). I haven't heard anyone make mention of the Cuban woman who said by age 30, the average Cuban woman has had four count'em 4 abortions. No complaints about a place where abortions are free and getting a divorce takes 5 minutes and costs $3.50 (American dollars)? I see.

- And lastly, the often foul and way-left proprietor of Dooce.com offers us this photo op of her daughter Leta, sporting a "Mommy Wants a New President" tee. Surprisingly enough, unlike some folks, this doesn't bother me. I'll write later on why I don't have a problem with parents bringing their kids into politics, but not before I finish off this Alan Keyes topical rubbish.

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