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...usage of stop-motion footage. Everyone gets de-uglified. Even with all of the mangled faces, there’s still something inherently cute, hip, irreverent and mildly clever about the video. The random cuts to a cat with mismatched eyes are more precious than petrifying. The use of split-screen technique evokes “The Brady Bunch,” not “Carrie.” The fact that the whole fight was precipitated by someone tripping over a dog only contributes to the adorable absurdity. It’s all just too darling. I guess...
...love or no, Spears will be joining a growing group of powerful celebrity women who have recently split from their less successful husbands, including Reese Witherspoon (from Ryan Phillippe) and Hilary Swank (from Chad Lowe). Federline, meanwhile, has plans to write an autobiography. Something tells us the last chapter will be the one worth reading...
...unanimous Oct. 25 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples. Yet its decision split 4-3 over the name of this union, with the majority deferring to the legislature to decide between “marriage” and some other term. While the Court certainly moved the state in the right direction, the New Jersey state legislature should have acted to ensure gay rights before forcing the hand of the judiciary...
Iraq is checkered by different religions and ethnicities, its history marked by forced relocations and bloody conflict. The current Sunni-Shi'ite war has once again changed the demographic map of Iraq, leading some to call for the country to be split into three states. But carving up Iraq could displace millions, provoke struggles for the control of territory and make the bloodshed even worse. Shi'ite Arabs 60% Sunni Arabs 20% Kurds 17% Others...
...improvement in men's attitudes towards the Democrats. Males provided much of the Bush victory margin in 2004: the President took 55% of the male vote while John Kerry won 44%, according to exit polls. For the 2006 midterms, the TIME poll suggests men are almost evenly split, with 43% supporting Republican candidates and 47% Democrats. Women in the TIME poll support Democratic candidates by a lopsided 59% to 33% for Republicans. In 2004, Kerry had just a three-point edge among females...