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Angelina Jolie’s op-ed piece on Darfur in Newsweek
I always love when Angelina Jolie writes op-ed pieces about the countries she tries to help through her work with the UNHCR.
In her latest editorial, Angelina writes about the dire situation in Darfur, a place she knows well through her visits and research to raise awareness. I particularly liked this part:
Even if justice is delayed, it must never be denied. The Declaration of Human Rights did not promise freedom or justice or peace.
Also, I think that this piece lays… More »
Discussion Post: The debate over Zahara Jolie-Pitt’s hair
I was planning to ignore this because it can be a good debate or it can easily slide into a big fight. However, it’s been discussed quite a bit in the comments and it could make an interesting discussion post. Newsweek ran a controversial op-ed piece regarding – of all things – Zahara Jolie-Pitt’s hair and the state thereof.
In the piece, the woman claimed that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren’t taking proper care of Zahara’s hair. Actually… More »
Brad Pitt in Newsweek’s Oscar Roundtable
Brad Pitt is featured in this year’s “Oscar Roundtable” in Newsweek magazine, with several big celebrities – Anne Hathaway, Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Frank Langella, and Sally Hawkins. They talk about whether it’s a good idea for an actor to Google their own name (Brad says “Dear God. No.” and that while he does have a Blackberry, he doesn’t really know how to operate a computer.), and what fame is like.
Something that struck me as very interesting was… More »
Brad Pitt Surely Does Help Make America Great!
Brad is on the cover of Newsweek this week as part of an article titled: 15 People Who Make America Great:
If Pitt was simply using his star power to force the celebrity press to cover poverty and disease, that would be enough—heck, it’s far more than most celebrities do. But Pitt has also been studying trade issues, diving into why much of Africa is so impoverished and how it can be turned
around. “Industrialized nations cost Africa three times what we… More »