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Prince William and Kate Middleton reconcile

I have always believed that a breakup or a divorce should be the last resort in any relationship - the emotional cost is simply too high, and often, not worth it. When Prince William and Kate Middleton broke up, like them, a lot of their friends and fans were also devastated, though it is rumored that the royal family was behind the split. Now that the two princes are organizing the Lady Di Memorial Concert , and she is going to be his date, there is already speculation that they two might patch up and be happy again. Watch the video that shows photos of how they have been seen together.

John Travolta criticizes depression drugs

Remember when I talked about Tom Cruise, Scientology, and his views on depression ? I am very skeptical when non-doctors give medical advice. While I do believe that we use more drugs than we probably need and drugs have more side effects than the pharmaceutical companies acturally disclose. Indeed, those pills that we keep popping may be damaging our minds and bodies in ways that we or even doctors might not even know. Having said that, I still would like that piece of advice from someone who went to medical school, not some Hollywood star . Now, we have yet another Scientologist and movie star John Travolta weighing on the issue in this video.

Goldfinger movie review

Several months ago I had watched a documentary on the The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky. By interviewing a few ex-employees and with the use of very limited publicly available information, the producers had tried to put together a story about the operations and the security there. However, I am sure that like the movie Air Force One , they must have gotten it only partly right. No visitors are permitted in the building. The documentary said that only once did a few members of Congress and media personnel were allowed to go in. No one from this movie team ever stepped inside Fort Knox or even its vicinity (actually that part of the film was not even shot in the US). Of course, one of the things that I remember from the documentary was the narrator saying that apart from being part of the plots in books and movies, the most remarkable movie that was based on penetrating the Fort Knox security was the "Goldfinger." So when the opportunity came to ...