Far From Home

Brad Pitt to Run for Mayor of New Orleans?

Probably not.  In fact, there's a lot of skepticism around whether he actually has ever had any intentions of running, or whether a combination of jokingly made comments on his part, a general fondness for him of New Orleans residents, and a lot of skewage by media and netizens has led to rumors of grand proportion.

Personally, my interest in this subject is not the fact that it is heartthrob Brad Pitt running for mayor, but rather the platform that he has stated he intends to run on (again, jokingly, it seems).  I've always had the impression that Pitt was a pretty cool guy, but his political keystone issues might just give a reason to girls and boys alike to be "ga-ga" over Brad Pitt.  ...words I thought I'd never type, or say, or even think...

Anyhow, were Mr. Pitt to run, he has stated that his intended platform would be based on the following:

• Gay Marriage
• No Religion
• Legalization and Taxation of Marijuana

In his own words, "I don't have a chance."  Probably true, but you still kick ass, Brad.

links:

Brad Pitt 1-on-1 Interview with Anne Curry (video) [buzzfeed.com]

Brad Pitt for Mayor! [thecelebritycafe.com]

Religulous

Religulous Trailer

If you haven't heard of this film, here's the IMDB link.  This isn't breaking news, but rather news to me, as I finally saw Religulous last night, even though it came out in October.  

Bill Maher has really done a fantastic job of approaching the single most conflict-provoking, peace-discouraging arena of debate in the history of humanity.  

Challenge your sense of certainty.  Why do you believe what you believe?  ... In the multifaceted state of crisis that our reality presents in this day and age, we need as many people caring about fixing the present as possible.  

Everyone should see this movie.  Everyone.