News – Aristide Out, US Troops In (2/2)

General

Lord of the Rings sweeps every Oscar category it was nominated for. Eleven awards, tying with Ben Hurr and Titanic for sheer number, first to ever sweep every category it was nominated for. Well done. Especially for a fantasy movie to take such high accolades. But of course, this wasn’t your normal fantasy movie.

Mel’s movie is making him big bucks at the very least. Due in no small part to the fervor of the converted. This weekend, when I went over to the movies, I noted a few interesting things. Such as all of the showings of that movie being sold out up to 6 PM and a few past that time. As well, I noted a priest(by his distinctive collar) was in the lobby talking to some people. Which is unusual. I’m sure priests do go to see movies, but I doubt they do so collared.

With the daylight hours shortening on Mars and their solar panels collecting dust, the Mars Rovers are slowly running out of juice.

After being the big business bad boy for so long, Microsoft is looking to shift its image. can a kinder, gentler, more respectful image do them well? I think so, so long as they follow that up with a shift in their way of doing business.

A ‘review’ of Mel’s movie that’s more about Mel than the movie. One of the few that comes right out to call him anti-Semitic.

Today’s Papers has guessing that Bush will now be silent on gay marriage, gauntlet thrown. Iraq oil production appears to be up, questions on US action with regard to Haiti and more in the one page news.

Amusements

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop what life was like before you discovered the Internet

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop a surprise ending for The Passion of the Christ – Note: Hard core believers who can’t laugh at their own religion or Mel’s movie will be offended by this one. If you can’t take a joke, skip it. 😉

Liquid Generation: Suck my News: #90 The Passion of Jesus Juice

The mark of the beast on tickets for ‘The Passion’ – The irony of this minor coincidence tickles me. 😉