Tina Fey and Amy Poehler…Weekend Update on SNL

I have seen KST both in The Seagull and in the French film. She is not merely wonderful but a lesson in acting. She should get an Oscar nomination, and her film performance should be taught in every acting school.

Sean Penn a shoo-in? What about Heath Ledger? (Unless he’s nominated in the supporting actor category, in which case *he’s* a shoo-in)…

I agree Dora, Slumdog is the movie of the year (so far - haven’t seen Milk). And Australia is a disaster.

Guess, you’re a “true American,” Frank, unlike the rest of us. Guess you’ll stick by our new president through good and bad times, too. Not.

TROLL ALERT.

This is a stunning look inside the free-for-all that has brought our country to its knees. Thanks Liz, I had no idea, and I’m getting smarter with every word you write.

The original Pink Floyd.

I don’t think Liz deserves these snarky comments simply because she is a Republican. Even if her predictions are wrong, her efforts to educate us about the workings of the financial business are laudable, and who better to do so than an insider? An outsider Democrat can make wrong predictions, too, particularly now when we are faced with a situation unique in our history.

My beauty secret is ignoring the mirror.

Because Saudi Arabia contains Mecca and Medina, the two most holy places in Islam, they will always be in the grip of Wahhabism, the most extreme interpretation of Mohammed’s teachings and the law code. Many Saudi men do not support this harsh medieval ethos, but the Wahhabi sect is too strong and belligerent. Saudi women will never enjoy freedoms they should until Islamic reformists become as numerous and vocal as the extremists - and that seems, more than ever, a long way off. The irony is that Mohammed would never have gotten anywhere without the support and the money of his first wife Khadijah, who was a very independent woman. I don’t think Mohammed ever intended for women to be subjugated the way they have been. His teachings have been as distorted as those of Jesus by power-hungry clerics. That said, I love that photo of the woman on the dune buggy. Keep exploiting those loopholes, ladies!

Oh yeah the FOAM, Leslie!!! I forgot that one. It was pretty effective. My BF liked it - bought it for me, in fact - because then he could stop practicing withdrawal. So I never got pregnant until I switched to an IUD, which let me down big time.

My first BF withdrew. Such a gentleman. Can’t believe we ever trusted that technique.

I agree. Whatever the merit of the book, the publishers clearly knew it would be controversial, even notorious, and therefore sell lots of books. From what I read here, looks like it backfired (though, personally, I’d like to read it).

Paul Krugman