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Nick Lachey Vanessa Minnillo breakup

After Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson divorce , I was so happy for Nick that he found true love with Vanessa Minnillo but Jessica Simpson struggled to have a relationship . She almost seemed desperate when she dated John Mayer but now seems to have a stable relationship with Tony Romo . Unfortunately after a 3 year relationship in which they were vacationing in Mexico more often than actually doing any real work, the couple has ended their relationship . While I don't know this but Nick is such a cute guy I wouldn't be surprised if some women were involved.

Rachel Hunter Jarret Stoll breakup

What's this thing with Rachel Hunter ? She is gorgeous but can't seem to have a lifelong relationship . She first married a much older man , Rod Stewart , but that marriage ended and since then she has had no luck with hockey players. Her relationship with Sean Avery went nowhere and now Jarret Stoll has called off their wedding. Could it be that this man was too young for her ? She is 39 and he was just 27.

Milk movie review

Many people are reluctant to admit it, but religions are simply great businesses . As we have seen, religions have used principles of business more effectively than corporations do and they do a much better job of keeping their customer base loyal . To do that, they need an issue, and religions have learned that hatred is a better business model than love. No surprise then that homophobia has been a winning strategy for a long time. Milk follows the life of Harvey Milk, first openly elected gay official in the United States. Undoubtedly gays and lesbians have made remarkable progress in gaining some rights since the 70s, when Milk was campaigning for equal rights for them, but what has not changed is the message of hate coming from homophobes . The logic for discrimination is unchanged and watching this movie is like watching the fight in California today in which Mormons and Evangelicals are making the same arguments for bigotry as they did 30 years ago. Strongly recomm

Yes Man movie review

What I have learned over the years is that if you are looking for pure entertainment and laughs, Jim Carrey is a pretty good bet (movies that I recommend are The Truman Show, Fun With Dick and Jane, Bruce Almighty, Me, Myself and Irene, Dumb & Dumber, Ace Ventura: The Pet Detective, The Mask, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Earth Girls Are Easy). That is exactly how it turns out with Yes Man. Most of us have the problem that we can't say No when we really need to and keep getting into trouble trying to be civil, polite, and pleasant. Carl Allen (played by Carrey) has the other problem: not being able to say yes, until a friend convinces him to attend a talk by a motivational speaker Terrence Bundley (played by Terence Stamp) who helps people to discover the possibilities in life by saying Yes more often. Carl gets the message a bit jumbled up and says yes to everything. Disaster is bound to happen as probably Gandhi realized when he tried to experiment with truth. As always,

Australia movie review

I chose to watch Australia because I consider Nicole Kidman to be a very fine actress, I love the Wolverine and the X-men franchise with Hugh Jackman, and I know so little about Australia . It is a great movie and I truly enjoyed it but I can understand why some people may not like it so much. It is set against the background of Second World War and the movie runs at an extremely slow pace chronicling the adventures of an English lady on a ranch in the middle of nowhere in Australia . Contrary to what one would expect, Lady Sarah Ashley not only runs the ranch effectively but chooses to live permanently in the country. I must mention some remarkable acting by Brandon Walters as the young Aboriginal boy Nullah who keeps the whole story together. In summary, if you like a movie with a plot involving a war , romance , group rivalry, and race relations , you will love it.