About Dan Brown, when it comes down to it, does he want to be read or does he want the critics to like him? I think he’d rather be read so he writes for his readers, not the critics. It’s like the Oscars. Most of the time, the movies that make the most money never get the Oscars or critical acclaim.

Angelina’s getting older. Maybe she doesn’t realize she can’t stay the same weight and still look good. Meaning, I noticed when I was was 25, I looked great at 105 lbs. But when I was 35 at 105 lbs, I looked like a scarecrow, but much better at 115-125 lbs as I aged. I guess it’s the missing collagen or whatever else you lose as you age under your skin.

I do wish celebrities would maintain more reasonable body weights.  Making "scary skinny" look somehow glamorous is not doing anyone any favors.

I’m off to eat a Twinkie.

I was never a big fan of Victoria Beckham but I read her book anyway. In it she comes across as warm and somewhat witty and I find it extremely refreshing to find a celebrity who flat out says she doesn’t feel the need to be loved by everyone. She has a loving husband and children and that is enough for her.

As for Angelia Jolie she is someone who puts her money where her mouth is and devotes herself to those who have so much less than the rest of us. It is also a relief not to read about her spending half a million dollars for home gym equipment and spending four hours a day on yoga and Pilates.

They may be very thin but they have their other priorities right on.  

Well, Ms. Becks sometimes seems to glower rather than glow, but having seen her recently on The View, I have to say I thought she was funny and down-to-earth. I liked her sense of humor, and her obvious love for her three boys and for hubby was very real to me. (Lucky woman to come home to Becks at night: he’s a bit of all right in the gorgeous department!)

And I do admire Angelina Jolie for many things, not least her devotion to bettering the plight of women and children throughout the world, and her continuing travels as a special UN ambassador. Unlike other celebs who have done this in the past, she has stuck with it for years - very much in the impeccable mold of the late Audrey Hepburn, who traveled on behalf of others right up until the end of her own life.

And Liz: your description of Victoria Beckham as an elegant ant was priceless! You are a stone hoot!

I’m hoping to buy Dan Brown’s next book, Angels & Demons.  I’m not a christian, haven’t been for decades, so Dan’s critics, what they say, means nothing to me.

As for Victoria Beckham….as nice as she is, she does have a beautiful smile which I wish she’d use more often.

I read in an interview with Victoria Beckham that she doesn’t smile because she hates her teeth. So maybe that’s why she always looks like a "moody bitch." Who knows?

I think Angelina needs to eat. She can still be thin, but look healthy.

As for the Dan Brown book, I bought the book the day it came out. I enjoyed it, although it did have a few parts that were frustrating. I thought it funny that I’ve seen it described as a fast-paced thriller when in reality it takes several hundred pages to describe about 10 hours. Not very fast paced to me. I also found the ending to be drawn out making it a little anticlimactic. But other than that, it was a definitely a page turner.