Brad and Jen: Moving millions
Celebrity gossip ain't my thing, but...
I vaguely heard Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were splitting up. Didn't believe it, and tuned out. Yet, standing in a grocery check-out line on Sunday, I was surrounded by Hollywood's latest scandal: Brad and Jen and Angelina Jolie.
My prediction: Brad and Jen will get back together, and they'll have kids, soon after.
As for Brad and Angelina? Here are some interesting facts:
a) Two days ago, TV preview mentions that Brad and Jen suddenly want to divorce, yet 'never made the first important call - to call a divorce lawyer.'
b) No real signs of marital trouble.
c) Extremely amicable break-up. Yet they have decided to live apart immediately. Odd.
d) Angelina Jolie's persona has been cast as a homewrecker type and femme fatale in the animated movie, Shark Tale.*
e) Ah, 'the baby question,' to borrow People's byline. (Angelina's adopted children, Maddox and Gleb.)
(Here's a line from Meet the Fockers: 'How do we keep chinks out of the chain?' Robert DeNiro's character also refers to a 'gene pool,' and says something like, 'Security has made America the last remaining superpower in the world today.' Film clearly foregrounds surveillance technology, though it pokes fun at the CIA (or 'CLIA - Central Lack of Intelligence Agency').
f) Phone use is emphasized in several articles above (1, 2, 3), plus in People and FemaleFirst. I've said before how the popularity of cellphones serves both corporate and political agendas (see 'Showtime!').
g) Let's say, Brad, Jen, and Angelina are actors in some kind of political media strategy. It's not as shocking as one may think. Many folks - whom I believe are co-operating with the government, or are being recruited as moles (my landlords, countless others) - find it exciting, fun, and kind of an ego boost to be pseudo-007s - even if murder or corruption may be involved.
h) This *glamour crisis* conveniently distracts people from Iraq war issues, just as President George W. Bush is being inaugurated (January 18-21), and citizens are protesting.
MY GUESS: Well-planned publicity stunt, plus a great way to reinforce traditional American values by having people grieve about (then, cheer on) 'Hollywood's Hottest Couple.'
If I'm right, I hope somebody buys me a beer. Yet, making predictions about Hollywood love triangles isn't my interest. What concerns me is that fake news events are becoming increasingly common.
*More discussion on Shark Tale, Sideways, and other films, to come.
[Edit: See February 15 post, 'Notes on Kinsey.']
Not Smart Enough?
Frankly, I found the Elizabeth Smart case weird and untimely. This guileless girl was abducted by an Osama-look-alike preacher from her well-to-do neighbourhood, then, was discovered wandering freely with her captors right near her home, on the eve of the Iraq war.
Glancing at a Metro News article in March 2003 (widely distributed throughout the subway), I recall the pictures and buzz words looked and sounded remarkably like the September 11th attacks (affluent neighbourhood, right nearby, working inside, circling in, plus the actual clothing (much attention paid to the loose, white, flowing gowns - like good ol' Osama), etc...I know, this sounds flimsy now - I don't have the actual article). Read '5 questions about Elizabeth's return,' and see photos.
Almost in direct contrast to the terrorist attacks in New York City, Salt Lake City, Utah, happens to be where the Mormon central church is. Like, this highly publicized abduction couldn't have happened any old place, but transpired right in the crux of fundamentalist, Christian bedrock. This probably knocked people's socks off, and ramped up military support. Not to get onto a religion kick here, but I believe many moles do pose as 'religious' types. I've been approached by several, who read me a little too well (examples to come). Just more eyes for the state.
Note: I do have real doubts about this news story. But I'm not against Mormonism, or any other religion, barring any types of abuse, brutality, bigotry, corruption, etc. I truly believe all religions share the same essential messages of love, respect, forgiveness, and wisdom.
News or Entertainment?
Is phony news a popular new trend? Given how American politics and the Hollywood system often work - both separately and together - this idea isn't as unlikely or fantastical as it may sound. Heck, look at Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and others. Read 'Entertainer-in-Chief?'
So much more to say...but for now, author H.P. Lovecraft captures my feelings best:
I feel that day is coming. Yet everyone's partying like it's 1999. (Wake up, CKLN FM 88.1.)
Conspiracy theory definition.
[Edit: See February 15 post, 'Notes on Kinsey,' and February 14 post, 'Broadcasting consent: Housewives and judges.']
I vaguely heard Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were splitting up. Didn't believe it, and tuned out. Yet, standing in a grocery check-out line on Sunday, I was surrounded by Hollywood's latest scandal: Brad and Jen and Angelina Jolie.
My prediction: Brad and Jen will get back together, and they'll have kids, soon after.
As for Brad and Angelina? Here are some interesting facts:
a) Two days ago, TV preview mentions that Brad and Jen suddenly want to divorce, yet 'never made the first important call - to call a divorce lawyer.'
b) No real signs of marital trouble.
c) Extremely amicable break-up. Yet they have decided to live apart immediately. Odd.
d) Angelina Jolie's persona has been cast as a homewrecker type and femme fatale in the animated movie, Shark Tale.*
e) Ah, 'the baby question,' to borrow People's byline. (Angelina's adopted children, Maddox and Gleb.)
(Here's a line from Meet the Fockers: 'How do we keep chinks out of the chain?' Robert DeNiro's character also refers to a 'gene pool,' and says something like, 'Security has made America the last remaining superpower in the world today.' Film clearly foregrounds surveillance technology, though it pokes fun at the CIA (or 'CLIA - Central Lack of Intelligence Agency').
f) Phone use is emphasized in several articles above (1, 2, 3), plus in People and FemaleFirst. I've said before how the popularity of cellphones serves both corporate and political agendas (see 'Showtime!').
g) Let's say, Brad, Jen, and Angelina are actors in some kind of political media strategy. It's not as shocking as one may think. Many folks - whom I believe are co-operating with the government, or are being recruited as moles (my landlords, countless others) - find it exciting, fun, and kind of an ego boost to be pseudo-007s - even if murder or corruption may be involved.
h) This *glamour crisis* conveniently distracts people from Iraq war issues, just as President George W. Bush is being inaugurated (January 18-21), and citizens are protesting.
MY GUESS: Well-planned publicity stunt, plus a great way to reinforce traditional American values by having people grieve about (then, cheer on) 'Hollywood's Hottest Couple.'
If I'm right, I hope somebody buys me a beer. Yet, making predictions about Hollywood love triangles isn't my interest. What concerns me is that fake news events are becoming increasingly common.
*More discussion on Shark Tale, Sideways, and other films, to come.
[Edit: See February 15 post, 'Notes on Kinsey.']
Not Smart Enough?
Frankly, I found the Elizabeth Smart case weird and untimely. This guileless girl was abducted by an Osama-look-alike preacher from her well-to-do neighbourhood, then, was discovered wandering freely with her captors right near her home, on the eve of the Iraq war.
Glancing at a Metro News article in March 2003 (widely distributed throughout the subway), I recall the pictures and buzz words looked and sounded remarkably like the September 11th attacks (affluent neighbourhood, right nearby, working inside, circling in, plus the actual clothing (much attention paid to the loose, white, flowing gowns - like good ol' Osama), etc...I know, this sounds flimsy now - I don't have the actual article). Read '5 questions about Elizabeth's return,' and see photos.
Almost in direct contrast to the terrorist attacks in New York City, Salt Lake City, Utah, happens to be where the Mormon central church is. Like, this highly publicized abduction couldn't have happened any old place, but transpired right in the crux of fundamentalist, Christian bedrock. This probably knocked people's socks off, and ramped up military support. Not to get onto a religion kick here, but I believe many moles do pose as 'religious' types. I've been approached by several, who read me a little too well (examples to come). Just more eyes for the state.
Note: I do have real doubts about this news story. But I'm not against Mormonism, or any other religion, barring any types of abuse, brutality, bigotry, corruption, etc. I truly believe all religions share the same essential messages of love, respect, forgiveness, and wisdom.
News or Entertainment?
Is phony news a popular new trend? Given how American politics and the Hollywood system often work - both separately and together - this idea isn't as unlikely or fantastical as it may sound. Heck, look at Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and others. Read 'Entertainer-in-Chief?'
So much more to say...but for now, author H.P. Lovecraft captures my feelings best:
“The most merciful thing in the world ... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but someday the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality... That we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.” - H. P. Lovecraft [Source.]
I feel that day is coming. Yet everyone's partying like it's 1999. (Wake up, CKLN FM 88.1.)
Conspiracy theory definition.
[Edit: See February 15 post, 'Notes on Kinsey,' and February 14 post, 'Broadcasting consent: Housewives and judges.']
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