(Untitled)- March 13, 2008 REPRINTED FROM OLD BLOG..WE NEVER CLOSE &133;Stephen Spielberg and Mel Gibson are consummate filmmakers, both wildly talented and dedicated to their art. That said, money must be made. These two professionals know that violence and sex mean box office and box office means money. And they know what their core audience likes too. Men and boys 15 to 24 like sex and violence, pretty much in that order. Romance and &148;happily ever...http://blogs.salon.com/0001314/2008/03/13.html#a2017 (Untitled)- March 9, 2008 DON'T THINK WE'LL BE LEAVING SOON. ....They will do anything, short of sending two plainclothesmen to my spot under the bridge to stop a photo of the new American embassy in Iraq from appearing on this subversive old lady's blog. For the two readers left who haven't Googled the Monster in the Desert, here are some stats: The U.S.Ambassdor's residence (or palace), housed in the compound--as a bit of an afterthought--measures 16,000 square feet. The compound..http://blogs.salon.com/0001314/2008/03/09.html#a2015 |