and destruction in the world today that I cannot comment! Libya, Bahrain; the apocalyptic 9.0 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, massive aftershocks, and nuclear meltdown; new data of fish eating the plastic refuse that fills the oceans! And my own precious garden, now devastated.
Mega-Designer John Galliano has been suspended by Christian Dior following allegations of a drunken racist rant in a Paris boite. Several YouTube videos document the extraordinary ugliness. Meanwhile, the US govt. just froze $30 billion of pugnacious Libyan despot Muammar al-Gaddafi‘s assets. Who knew he’s also been dictating fashion trends since the 1970s?
but it apparently didn’t stop a 3-star Army general from planning to perpetrate psychological mind bending (psy-ops) on U.S. Senators, including John McCain and Al Franken, in an attempt to keep them compliant in funding the war in Afghanistan. The same Rolling Stone writer, Michael Hastings, who broke the story that got the head of the Afghan campaign, General Stanley McChrystal, fired several months ago, has now revealed this devious plot.
This may sound surreal — but unfortunately no dirty tricks surprise me…anywhere.
UPDATE, JUNE 2013: MICHAEL HASTINGS IS NOW DEAD! KILLED INSTANTLY IN A FIERY LATE NIGHT, HIGH-SPEED CRASH IN THE HANCOCK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOLLYWOOD.
The terrific, newly reformatted weekly version of the venerable trade, The Hollywood Reporter, has an interesting piece about historic former star properties that unfortunately cease to exist (in several cases the original, supremely gaudy mansions have been replaced by even larger McMansions):
During the recent revolution in Egypt, a team of thieves damaged ancient artifacts at the Egyptian Museum which is located directly off Tahrir Square. They were looking for cash, gold and a mysterious elixir called Red Mercury believed to be hidden in the necks of mummies and have the power to control the spirit world! Watch this: