1 Don't you mean Esther?

2 I think maybe you mean Polly-Esther. Who could be more synthetic?

3 Obviously the next step for Mrs. Ciccone is actual sex on TV. She'll be lauded for perpetuating the beauty myth for women in her age bracket. What's more, she'll be scorned by all the right prudes, which'll simply bolster her numbers. Maybe a porno done in the style of Richard Linklater's "Waking Life" would be a start. She could also make a leap over to some form of tantrism and produce her own syncretistic, mutant mysticism. Imagine a film where Madonna fucks intelligent cucumbers that lecture her on Sartrean and Camusian existentialism. During those sex scenes, Madonna spouts disjointed fragments from kabbalistic and tantric scriptures in a parody of Talmudic "pilpul" casuistry, occasionally using words like "phronesis" and "veridicality" because she knows the cucumbers are turned on by specialized vocabulary. Or maybe Madonna gets a hankering for contortionism and manages to fuck her own biceps (hell, I'd fuck 'em), both of which also gain sentience, but only marginally so: they spend their screen time cooing stupidly about how large and hard they are (I'd hire Jenny McCarthy to voice the biceps; I think she rocks). The large/hard obsession eventually leads one of the biceps into a sad soliloquy wherein we learn of its secret desire to become a penis. In keeping with the simply-titled works she's produced, like "Sex" and "Truth or Dare," we could title the new Madonna film-- oh, I don't know-- "FUCK." Not exactly original, as titles go, but it might market well, and it'd have transgressive cachet in the mainstream, which is where Madonna has traditionally had the most impact. The truly artsy world largely ignores her flappings and squawkings. That in itself is a sad commentary. Kevin

1 But can Al Gore carry a tune.

2 Bruce has gone the same direction as his music...downhill.

3 I'm from Jersey and even I think Springsteen sucks.

4 it's funny how a protest song, born in the usa, became such an optimistic and pride-swelling song to listen to. I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A....

5 I have good friends who are decades-long fans of Springsteen, and, if anything, lean to the left. Even they are appalled by his categorization of Gore's latest rant as "one of the most important speeches I've heard in a long time." As one of them said, "not one of, but possibly THE dumbest comment I've heard in a long time." It is important to remember that we all endow our heroes or favorites with qualities that they often prove not to possess. While not a Springsteen fan, I recognize his musical talents. That does not empower him with any particular philosophical or moral acumen. That he believes it does indicates he has bought into the "star-making machinery" in a way he professes to detest. Rather than "shut up and sing," I would prefer that he continue to pontificate--exposing himself for the mental lightweight he is. Better that those who see him as a prophet realize he is merely a guitar player with a pretentious impression of his own importance and insight.

6 The opinions of celebrities only count more than those of the average person because the press reports their mouth farts and the public, perhaps, thinks that those personal attributes that give rise to celebrity somehow confer authority in matters of politics and public affairs. However, it must be the case that not that many people are swayed by political celebrities, because we'd all be voting for Democrats were that the case. Me, I like Springsteen's music, just as I am highly entertained by Susan Sarandon's acting, without agreeing for a minute with their politics. "The Rising," by the way, is an awesome album. Listen to "Into the Fire," think about the firefighters who died in the Towers, and consider whether you need to reconsider your assertion that he hasn't done any good work since Reagan's first term.

7 I remain a Bruce fanatic and will defend his later work, but I'd agree that even as lefty as he is, Bruce should know better than the Gore madness. I still maintain that Bruce is as responsible as anyone for the misunderstanding of Born in the USA, given how he wrapped the album, video and tour in the flag. But the song was also something of a watershed in terms of rehabilitating popular culture's view of Vietnam vets as mostly good guys who got crapped on by their country rather than as war criminals or nut jobs. (Heck, that may even have helped a certain vet get elected to the Senate in 1984.)

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1 I never liked him and his whiny music anyway. Asshole.

2 Wow. I'm sure such a comment is going to sic the FBI/CIA on his ass to investigate like they did Eminem.

3 What is not to like about Morrissey? His keen insight into life brought us a few hidden gems, including the revelation that "Some girls are bigger than others" and his further statement tha "some girls mothers are bigger than other girls' mothers". Timeless! The man is a genius.

4 I hope George Bush gets assasinated in a very horrible way! Long live Morissey!

5 He was right to say that. George W Bush is useless.