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...know Jennifer personally. She doesn't return my calls. But I'll tell you what I do know. Jennifer Lopez loves to talk about how she used to be fat-now, of course, she isn't, due to the wonders of dieting, lypo, etc. And Jennifer is a workaholic-her three careers have yielded her equal fame. First and foremost, she is an actress. And sure, she's made a name for herself in studio flicks like Selena and Out of Sight, but she's also starred in highbrow indie fare like Anaconda. Second, Jennifer is a singer...
Internet voting--coupled with on-line voter registration, a possibility that many states are beginning to explore--provide a very concrete solution to both of these problems. It eliminates the tangible barriers to voting (bad weather, lack of transportation, etc.), as well as the psychological ones; no longer will people be able to rationalize not voting by claiming they "didn't have time." Online elections would also help to target members of the crucial 18 to 34 age group, who--as studies have repeatedly shown--do not consider the political process something within their day-to-day sphere of consciousness...
...Lack of master narratives like Marxism, Darwinism, religious creeds, etc. that explain everything. Instead there are a bunch of competing mini-narratives striving to be heard...
...Stress on reproducibility rather than originality. That is, Xerox, Andy Warhol, photography, etc. turn the concept of the unique and original object into question...
...most famous man on the planet. After winning performances in Flirting and Dead Calm, Nicole tried to flex her acting muscles opposite her new husband (Far and Away, Days of Thunder) but found herself in an endless string of flops (My Life, Malice, Portrait of a Lady, etc.). And so she took action--my mother calls it "Plan B," I call it "Operation Take My Clothes Off and See If I'm a Better Actress When I'm Naked." Nicole Kidman has become the new Demi Moore--naked just for the hell of it. Eyes Wide Shut, The Blue Room...