to his daughter Suri because Scientology forbids it.
The Top Gun star and his wife Katie Holmes
are encouraged by the sci-fi cult,
of which they are both devout followers,
to ‘support’ their 18-month-old child, not scold her
They share money, power, fame and Scientology sympathies, and now it seems Victoria Beckham, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise share hairdressers as well.It all started with Beckham, aka Posh Spice, and her shaggy, cropped 'Pob'; a style that set scissors snipping and tongues wagging as Katie Holmes followed suit, lopping off her long-locks to craft a similar mop-top.
And now Mr Cruise, not one to be outdone, has had his hair hacked into by what appears to be a similarly enthusiastic, scissor-happy stylist.
Appearing on the red carpet recently, sporting what will undoubtedly be known as the 'Cruise Cut', the question has been posed: just who makes the cut look the best? Irony intended.
Creative Captioning: TomKat Strut [Original]
At first glance this photo appears to be yet another typical red carpet scene:
A Hollywood power couple and their blinding starpower promoting a new project -- in this case Tom Cruise's new movie "Lions for Lambs." But perhaps all is not as it appears.
This is TomKat in all their ludicrous glory. We know this picture is worth a thousand words. Or at least 10 or 20.
What is to be made of Tom's high-and-tight new 'do or Katie's seemingly oversized bustier? And what, one wonders, is Cruise thinking as he gazes into the ear of his young bride? Perhaps dreaming about -- just once -- saying no to Suri?
You know the drill. The best entry will be elevated to a position of prominence here in the blog and the writer of that entry may call him (or her) self "Official Celebritology Captionologist" for the week of Oct. 21 - 27. Read the Results. My winner: "New Exhibit in Celebrity Room at Madame Tussauds".
Trying to Put Katrina Behind Him
As President Bush today tours a Southern California landscape ravaged by wildfires, he has two primary goals.One is to comfort the victims and rescue workers, to serve as consoler-in-chief -- one of his best roles.
The other goal is to bask in the aura of competence that has characterized the response to this tragedy -- in stark contrast to the negligent bungling that compounded Hurricane Katrina's toll on New Orleans.
Strike on Iran Would Be Disastrous for Oil Markets
A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium in those markets makes U.S. military action unlikely despite escalating economic sanctions imposed by the Bush administration.The small amount of excess oil production capacity worldwide would provide an insufficient cushion if armed conflict disrupted supplies, oil experts say, and petroleum prices would skyrocket.
Moreover, a wounded or angry Iran could easily retaliate against oil facilities from southern Iraq to the Strait of Hormuz.
US imposes unilateral sanctions on Iran: One step closer to war
In an act unprecedented in the history of international relations, Washington on Thursday unilaterally imposed harsh and potentially crippling economic sanctions against Iran’s main uniformed security force, as well as against more than 20 Iranian companies and the country’s three major banks.The sanctions, announced by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, represent a deliberate provocation aimed at precluding any negotiated settlement to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and making a US war against the country all but inevitable.
The Hillary Clinton Surprise
The shocks just keep on coming:Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic field with 51 percent of the vote.
She beats Barack Obama by 24 percentage points among black Democrats.
She is projected now to beat Giuliani – or at the very least to be in a statistical dead heat with him in the general election.
This wasn’t supposed to happen. According to the received wisdom of those in-the-know here in Washington, Hillary was supposed to be divisive, unelectable, “radioactive.”
Republicans & Their Childish Temper Tantrums
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans have mastered the art of throwing hissy fits [temper tantrums] as a political tool to control political dialogue. You must have noticed their successful use of phony sanctimony and false moral outrage?Top Ten Movie Soundtracks
"Purple Rain" topped the chart even though it was described as "perhaps the best badly acted film ever," The "Purple Rain" soundtrack was a flawless combination of "funk, R&B, pop, metal, and even psychedelia into a sound that defined the '80s."The Israel Lobby Terrorizes Anyone Who Criticizes Zionism
This week, two Israeli colleagues and I were due to appear at the union to participate in an important debate on the one-state solution in Israel-Palestine. We have been condemned outright by pro-Israel bullies who want to silence free speech.California Fires: A Disaster Made Worse by Profit & Plunder
Housing tracts are built on the basis of the profit considerations of home builders, property developers and Wall Street speculators, not the needs of people for homes or the suitability of the development given the constraints of the environment.Confronting Condi Rice: "The Blood of Millions of Iraqis Is on Your Hands" [Clip]
Desiree Fairooz approached Secretary Rice with red paint on her hands to deliver the message that the Bush Regime had the blood of the Iraqis and US military on their hands. Fairooz was forcibly taken out by security guards, yelling "war criminal."Bush Regime's Foreign Policy in Tatters
The Bush Regime imagined its presence in Afghanistan and Iraq would be anchored by friendly neighbors, Turkey to the west and Pakistan to the east. Last week, as the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan deteriorated, the anchors themselves also came loose.