Celebrities. God love ‘em.

How could we average schmoes live without the benefit of their wisdom and expertise on everything from global warming and environmental issues to the US policy on the war in Iraq?

And why is it the media is all too willing to keep giving these self-anointed experts air-time?

I pondered these questions on April 1st as I watched Charlie Rose, on PBS, interview the founder of CNN and founder and chairman of the UN Foundation, Ted Turner. Continue Reading

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Today I've heard that Charlton Heston has died… Not a good day for me.

After losing Richard Widmark (on March 24, 2008) and Heath Ledger (January 22, 2008), it seems like 2008 is already off to a bad start in terms of obits, taking away from us some of the best actors that ever lived.

The Oscar-winner Heston was such a granite-jawed iconic figure for me when I was growing up.

The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur will perhaps live on forever as his most memorable films.

But what are we going to do about the Planet of the Apes? Or the cult classic Omega Man? We'll certainly remember those too.

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I spend a large portion of my workday behind a computer, which means that I spend a large portion of my day looking at the internet. I think I now know why so many people are so wrapped up in the everyday goings-on of celebrities and athletes and dare I say it….people that are famous for nothing. My conclusion is that people love to stare at a train wreck*. And by train wreck, I mean the disgustingly fabulous lifestyle of our celebrities.            

It really doesn’t matter what content filled site you visit (I usually start with MSN.com because it kinda looks like I could be working when I’m looking at it), but it doesn’t really matter which one you go to. They ALL know that they are pushing a product that we have become junkies for. My favorite site that does this is CNN.com.

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