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Steve Jobs Heart Attack?

Whit Honea — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Steve Jobs is the man behind Apple and Pixar and the largest shareholder of Disney stock. He has four children. One might say he's doing okay. Others might say he had a heart attack. It depends on who you talk to.

On Friday word started spreading that Jobs, who has lost weight recently due to undisclosed nutritional problems, had suffered a heart attack and Apple stock went below $100 per share for the first time since the introduction of the iPhone.

Apple has stated that the claim is "not true" and maintains that the health of Jobs is a private matter.

The SEC is investigating the source of the rumor.

I hope they're looking in boxes of free pizza for chubby guys in tweed.

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Tropic Thunder: Have They Gone Too Far?

Whit Honea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT

Tropic Thunder stars some of our favorite celebrity dads: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., and Tom Cruise, and it opens on Friday. It is already pissing people off.

Apparently the film makes a lot of fun at issues that some find taboo. The majority of complaints are coming from the various groups that represent people with mental disabilities. Dozens of people from these organizations picketed the premiere of Tropic Thunder.

The movie is about a group of Hollywood actors that blur the lines between fiction and reality. The actors themselves are characterized as stereotypes and many of their actions are unthinkable- it's a comedy.

The uproar stems from a movie within the movie in which Stiller's character has portrayed a mentally disabled person in order to achieve Oscar consideration, spoofing the likes of Rain Man, I am Sam and Radio, to name a few. Their handling of the subject matter and the wordage used to describe the character isn't PC, and for better or worse, such things are no longer deemed acceptable, not even in a comedy.

A Dreamworks representative says, "We have had productive discussions with representatives of disability advocacy organizations and look forward to working with them closely in the future. However no changes or cuts to the film will be made.

"Tropic Thunder is an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses, and makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations. The film is in no way meant to disparage or harm the image of individuals with disabilities."

I'm torn on such things. On a personal level, the one I teach my children, I am 100% against discrimination against anyone based on anything (within reason), but as a whole I'm sick of America being handled with PC gloves. I prefer a society with a backbone, not hurt feelings and lawsuits (the favorite pastime out here in CA).

I like a little offense in my comedy. I get what Stiller is doing and it sounds funny. I want to laugh at something because it is absurd and ridiculous- things I know better than. Unfortunately, not everyone does know better and often the result of such comedy is that it carries out of the theater and into the daily scheme of things. It's a catch-22.

What do you think?

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Elle Mac.Fierce.Son(s)

Whit Honea — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:00 GMT

I know. Best. Title. Ever. See, Elle Macpherson was spotted at the Apple Store with her sons. The thing wrote itself, really.

Elle and her two boys Arpad Flynn Alexander Busson and Aurelius Cy Andrea Busson did a bit of window shopping at the store in London. What? They sell Windows for Mac, I've seen it. Of course it's like putting a lawnmower engine in a Porshe, but it can be done.

Photo: Jezebel

Philip Seymour Hoffman Doesn't Need a Costume

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:00 GMT

Philip Seymour Hoffman is looking like a zombie without the aid of a costume. Speaking of costumes, that's his son Cooper dressed as Spiderman. His mom is Hoffman's girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell who is a costume designer. My first thought was that a costume designer should be able to do something better than an off-the-rack Spidey suit, but then I remembered that I too have a 4-year-old and that there is no such thing as compromise once their heart is set on an outfit. That said, it's actually pretty cool of the couple to let Cooper be a kid and do his thing.

You'll notice Cooper's pal is Superman. Don't these kids know not to mix their Marvel with their DC? Cats and dogs, man. Cats and dogs.

Photo: Celebrity Baby Scoop

Isla Fisher Surfs on Apples

Whit Honea — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:09:00 GMT

Who needs iPhones and internet cafes? Certainly not Isla Fisher. She just ducked into the Apple store to get her FameCrawler fix. Hi Isla!

I used to do the same thing, but my wife doesn't let me go in the stores anymore. I buy one of everything. It's like Costco for nerds. Wait, I've seen nerds at Costco too. They're everywhere.

Speaking of nerds, the baby daddy is Sacha Baron Cohen. I love it when everything comes together all circular like that.

Photo: Us Weekly