I was surprised by the number of posts commenting on the anger from black activists about Jolie being cast as Daniel Pearl’s wife in ‘A Mighty Heart‘, currently in production.
Interestingly, this frustration comes at the same time that Halle Berry was cast as white teacher Tierney Cahill in another upcoming movie.
I did a search and [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Angelina Jolie plays Mariane Pearl, angering black campaign groups.
Posted in Angelina Jolie, Controversy, Current Events, Daniel Pearl, Entertainment, Halle Berry, Mariane Pearl, Movies, films, racism on 11 October, 2006 | 86 Comments »
Drinks with Michael Keaton
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Sightings, Drinks, Michael Keaton on 5 October, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Michael Keaton enjoys stopping in for drinks at 2 Cats lounge at 569 King Street E. here in Toronto. I know this because he bought me a couple of vodka sodas (with a splash of cranberry, of course) just last Thursday. Through a curious set of circumstances I ended up heading out on [...]
Who’s glad they aren’t Brian Hunter?
Posted in Amaranth, Brian Hunter, Finance, Hedge Funds, Investing on 2 October, 2006 | 3 Comments »
[Updated October 07: So much for Solengo? Hunter moves to Peak Ridge? Also, an interesting article on Mr. Hunter, he's one tough cookie to get a hold of.]
Six billion dollars.
Somewhere close to six billion dollars down the drain on some natural gas investments, and all of it on the shoulders of has-been golden boy Brian [...]