Kirk Douglas on the ‘08 races….

For you whippersnappers who might not know Kirk Douglas as much more than that guy from Wall Street’s father, be aware that he’s a tremendous actor in his own right–right up there with Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton in the “Best Actors who never won an Oscar” category. Go ahead, rent Paths of Glory if [...]

Schilling takes high road in McCain endorsement

Boston Red Sox pitcher called in to his favorite conservative talk show, WEEI’s Dennis and Callahan, and said that even though he’s endorsing Sen. John McCain, he’s not dissing Barack Obama. Boston Globe NAMES column writers Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan write:
Just because he’s backing John McCain for president, that doesn’t mean Curt Schilling is [...]

“Hills” girl: I’m, like, totally for McCain

Okay, that was probably mean. But come on. We’ve all seen at least one episode of that sign-of-the-apocalypse show. Heidi, for those of you who have been living under a rock for the last few years, is the slightly inane one with the face like an Easter Island statue. See? Isn’t it freaky?
Anyways, she’s for [...]

LLOYD! GET IN HERE!

Jeremy Piven is the latest star hopping on the Obama train:

Piven’s first stop will be at 10:30 a.m. in the IMU to answer students’ questions about why he supports Obama. At about noon, he will be speaking at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Event times could vary depending on Piven’s schedule, so students are encouraged [...]

Diplomacy and celebrity…

Donna Jacobs from the Ottawa Citizen has a piece on the globe-hopping, politician-schmoozing cause celebrities.
In this new world of diplomacy, celebrities — actors, former U.S. presidents, billionaire businessmen, athletes and musicians — are active at G8 summits and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
One writer at the 2005 Davos meeting called it “an Alpine [...]