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Tom Cruise Preaches Scientology to Damn Brooke Shields

Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 12:06 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Hollywood thinks Tom Cruise has lost his mind. Most point to his giddy protestations of love for barely legal Katie Holmes. But it’s his fanatical preaching on the virtues of Scientology. That is what makes him seem unhinged. Tom Cruise preaches Scientology Cruise is promoting his new movie, War of the Worlds. But he’s hijacking every… Read more.

The Charitable Alberto Vilar – Superstar Patron of the Performing Arts…is a Thief?

Friday, June 3, 2005 at 10:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Last week’s arrest of Cuban-American Alberto Vilar on charges of criminal fraud drew gasps throughout the world of performing arts that were louder than those heard when Luciano Pavarotti croaked at an opening-night performance at Milan’s La Scala in 1992. After all, Vilar had become as popular in the art world for his charitable giving… Read more.

Deep Throat deep sixes Media Coverage of Mbeki’s Meeting with Bush

Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 11:29 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Washington is still abuzz with the revelation of the identity of Deep Throat. And, the idle chatter is not limited to the salons of Georgetown or the offices along K Street. After all, even TV and print journalists seem tethered to an obsessive exploration of this entirely inconsequential story. Regrettably, now few people outside of… Read more.

The EU Constitution is Dead!

Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 11:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso cries in despair yesterday upon learning of the death of the EU constitution… As predicted in a recent article, the French and now the Dutch have rejected the EU Constitution in resounding fashion. And, even the most committed Europhile has to concede that this document will never come into… Read more.

Nixon’s Deep Throat Revealed!

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 10:40 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Mark Felt: The conscience of the FBI, or a career opportunist who conspired to bring down a US president to further his career? First of all, if your only reference to Deep Throat is Linda Lovelace and XXX action, click here to release your mind and the rest will follow…. But for those who are… Read more.

Vladimir Putin sends Political Dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky off to the Gulag!

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 10:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Billionaire would-be political rival to Putin, now a political dissident sentenced to hard times in a Russian labour camp… Today marks a milestone in Russia’s ambivalent transition from totalitarianism to democracy. And, alas, it does not bode well for the Russian democratic reformers in whom so many Western companies and governments invested their… Read more.