Entertainment

We hate to mention Paris Hilton on this blog. It's kinda like talking about dirty underwear or body functions. The mere mention would seem to pull down a site's urbanity by at least 10%. Nonetheless, we found the following story disgusting and humorous: > The self-

TV hurts kids. This is common sense to anyone who looks at himself honestly while watching TV and compares it to his mental activity while conversing, playing, or reading. Or, perhaps a better way to put it, such an assertion makes intuitive sense if we look at ourselves honestly. Doesn&

And if you're on an athletic scholarship, it'll count as three credits: > Following the completion of a $64-million renovation, hundreds of volunteers plan to help make sure Michigan State's football stadium has what it takes to make it through game day. >

The director of the new X-Men movie is inventing his own character to, what else?, add a large dose of sex. Link [http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-07-04/#celeb7]. Excerpt: > Brett Ratner is spicing up the new X-Men 3 movie with the addition of

Hollywood is investing in China. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/04/business/media/04film.html?ex=1278129600&en=124616a33f9cb8d2&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss] . Excerpts: > Like the rest of American industry, Hollywood has seen the future, and it is China. Some of

A man has set up a blog dedicated to pictures of vintage shopping malls from the 1960s and 1970s. Shallow, yes, but it's kinda neat. Link [http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/]. Westland Mall in Detroit area:

Keeping you abreast of breaking news at the Pride Parade: > This Sunday in a Wells Fargo bank parking lot near San Francisco's City Hall, August Knight will demonstrate for any adult who cares to stop by what it's like to be flogged -- and enjoy it.

The first Lion Witch and the Wardrobe trailer is out. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003080001-2005250614,00.html]. It looks good. Of course, all trailers look good, but based on everything we read, we're optimistic this will be a hit and trigger six sequels.

We apologize for revisiting the Holmes-Cruise debacle again, but this piece gives a good glimpse of the "reality" of Hollywood. Link [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/story.jsp?story=648502]. Excerpt: > In Hollywood, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who believes the