A few days ago, I watched an interview with Angela Jolie about her new movie – first directed movie – In the Land of Blood and Honey. I was so deeply moved to witness her talking about wanting to open a discourse about the rape of women used as a weapon of war. It’s a much welcomed yet long overdue open conversation. I truly hope it helps bring the problem into awareness of our world and to heal the...
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Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Maybe it’s the cold medicine, but, today’s Ten Post Round-Up has my head spinning: 1: Proof of progress in Iraq: Seatbelts!… As the Iraqis Buckle Up, We Will Stand Down–Bring It On! 2: Sometimes, doing things the old-fashioned way, really is best… Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth–CommonDreams.org 3: Ben Stein’s movie is number 8 with a bullet! On the upside, it should be available in Blu-Ray in a couple of months!… Expelled’s Weekend Box Office–Friendly Atheist 4: To...
Late Night: In Search of the Good Old Nervous Breakdown
Look what’s become passe… old-fashioned “nervous breakdowns.” Hardly anyone mentions those anymore. “I haven’t heard that term in years,” said Mike Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a national advocacy organization based in Arlington, Va. “’It’s from another era.” The term — a vague catch-all phrase that could mean anything from a psychotic episode to having a bad day — is not a medical term, doctors say, but it was a popular one that was...
Classic: Jack for Hillary
I don’t think this is from the Clinton campaign as the HuffPo claims, but it’s very a very entertaining compilation of classic Jack Nicholson lines making a case for Hillary: Sphere: Related Content
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
The time has come for me to begin my “Diva-fication” for my work week (“Diva” is my work name, kind of like “Diddy” without the annual variations. I was actually given that alias by my early blogosphere friends and I have worn the moniker proudly for more than 5 years). In any case, that means I’ll be on radio silence for a couple of days. Just as I am learning to relax, I have to go back to my...
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Great Hoogally-Moogally! The writers’ strike is over and the Academy Awards will go on, as scheduled, tonight! The “Oscars” have always been sort of a big deal in our home, where we play “guess the winner” (and I always win). This year, I’ll probably skip them because I haven’t really been keeping up with what movies or stars, etc. got nominations, this year. Well…except “Sweeney Todd” and Johnny Depp (I know I promised ya’ll a review ages ago…get off...
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young Join Body Of War Soundtrack
Billboard reported today that “Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Peal Jam have contributed tunes to the anti-war soundtrack for a documentary about a U.S. soldier paralyzed in Iraq.” The 30-song, two-disc album “Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran” will be released March 18 via Warner Music’s Sire Records label. All proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War. The film, “Body of War” focuses on “Tomas Young, an Army...
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
It’s Thursday. That means I’m in work-mode. Getting ready for work, for me, is more like the way that Jennifer Lopez might prepare versus how Jane Doe blue collar might do so. I dress like I’m going to the Saturday dance and when I’m there, I am there to put on a show (especially on slow nights…which are, thankfully, rare). Because I am a small town girl who never had the connections to make it to the big time...
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