The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

She’s More Catholic Than the Pope

Lisa Graas wants to update the “about” page on her blog, and is looking for commendations from other bloggers, so there’s mine. Lisa always kids me about the fact that among the top referrers to her blog, it’s a bunch of hardcore Catholics and me. Being a pro-life Protestant (and father of six) probably explains that. […]

Vaguely Weird Celebrity News

At age 63, Elton John and his, er, husband are now, er, fathers: Levon has two daddies via a rent-a-womb deal: Elton John is a dad! The legendary hit maker and partner David Furnish announced they’re first-time fathers, following the Christmas-Day birth of their adopted son. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born to an unnamed […]

Natalie Portman: ‘Paint the Shotgun White, Pa! It’s Gonna Be Formal!’

Donald Douglas beat me to this one: The Oscar-buzzed actress is pregnant and now engaged to marry the guy who knocked her up. This is very good news, of course. It is vitally important that beautiful people have babies, because otherwise the human race would become progressively uglier with each succeeding generation. Go to any […]

Hey, Do You Remember That Smokin’ Hot Blonde Chick From ‘That ’70s Show’?

Lisa Robin Kelly played Eric’s sexy older sister Laurie Forman when That ’70s Show debuted in 1998. Kelly had been acting in various small TV and movie roles since 1994, but finally became a star on the popular Fox sitcom.  During the 2001 season, however, Laurie Forman disappeared (leaving to attend beauty school was the plot […]

No Wonder Demi Lovato’s in Rehab

Yeah, Disney’s latest meltdown starlet is spending Christmas and New Year’s in the facility where she’s already been in rehab since early November. When she was first institutionalized — after quitting (or being kicked off) the Jonas Brothers’ national tour — there was a lot of mystery about the reasons. The story that has since emerged […]

If She Were a Sioux Indian . . .

. . . Victoria’s Secret model Jessica Hart’s tribal name would be “Speaks Truth to Losers“: Jessica has some hard truths to deliver for all you regular Joe’s out there in the event you spot her or another model at a bar and want to make a move. “Don’t,” she warns. “If you see me, […]

Four Words You Probably Never Wanted to Hear: ‘Demi Lovato Sex Video’

OK, “alleged Demi Lovato sex video.” She seems determined to set a new world record for a Disney princess career/personal meltdown: Just when you thought Demi Lovato’s life couldn’t get any more complicated, we’re hearing that a sex tape featuring the barely legal singer/actress could leak any day now! . . . [A] source reveals […]

Rich Lowry: Palin-Hater

Aaron Goldstein at The American Spectator: Yesterday, Jim Antle drew our attention to Rich Lowry’s chart on how prospective 2012 Republican presidential candidates would vote on the Obama-McConnell tax deal in its present form. As I noted yesterday, Lowry’s chart was incomplete because he had left Sarah Palin blank. Palin, in fact, voiced her opposition […]

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