Brad Pitt Shirtless

# 244 | ashleyI was just about to post that link. So much for the stories about brad being in the US without his family. looks like they have alot of people with them.

Here is an article written by Ann Curry posted at MSNBC. Gosh the more I learn about her, the more I am in awe of her. She is a real model of how we can live a purposed-driven life despite initial setbacks.Angelina Jolie, fame with purpose (Ann Curry, Dateline and Today show anchor)Captivating. That’s the word that best describes Angelina Jolie, or Angie as she is called by those who know her. Up close she is even more beautiful, but not just because of the lines of her face.Looking at her, my thoughts turned to what she was when I first met her… sad and dark, wanting to laugh more. People ridiculed her, gossiping about Billy Bob, her tatoos and a kiss she gave her brother. People would ask me how I could interview such a woman.Feeling that sting, it would have been so easy for her to exploit her humanitarian work early. But when I asked to follow her on her missions, she told me she wasn’t ready, she didn’t know enough. She knows enough now. And still, she has not confessed to all the good works she has done.How common is it to find someone who embraces the idea that any true gift is given anonymously? Angie’s like that, not wanting to publicize her efforts, unless some greater good might come of it. Now people stop me to say how much they admire her, how she inspires them.I have concluded that Angie represents the transformation that is possible in all of us, when we step outside our own suffering, and open ourselves to the suffering of others.Look at how useful she has made made her life, focusing on helping the must vulnerable among us. That, I think, is the most beautiful thing about her.

# 254 | BAMZ + 1 fan | Hi there, hey if its not too much trouble can you give a more deatiled link. I’m having problems finding it just thru NBC? Many thanks if you can :)

Just saw preview for tomorrows dateline and Angelina is doing a some kind of belly rub and laughing……I can’t wait.jpf

# 244 | ashley Aw, heck. I guess this means Brad didn’t go to the States to consult a doctor about Z’s ricketts. A tabloid got a story wrong? Imagine that.

# 260 | Passing Through | Yeah, when I first started watching all about this family, I’d believe everything, and get so ticked off, mad etc….. But, by know 90% is made up unless from reliable sources, or the horses mouth:)

OK BAMZ folks, I’ll be taking a mini break. But just to stir the pot up, there are two other posts on JJ supposedly happy blended families in addition to the "worlds best BAMZ+1" :) TC (give me a break, he is a freak), and Demi and Ashton and the girls at the Lakers game!, Hummm, so what is their purpose in life that we should follow or admire other than the fact that they are rich and famous. I’ll be honest the couch jumping man that showed so much class :) I’ll never see another movie of his!!!!

Hi Guli,Here is the link to Ann Curry’s article on Angie. There is also a slide show that show some pictures with Angie and the kids in Namibia during the interview. The article was written by Ann Curry and it does seem that they do go a long wasy back.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12371022/#060429a

Rumor Has It Jennifer Aniston Backlash Is BuildingBy Phil MaggittiDec 23, 2005, 08:17 BOSTON - Public opinion researchers at Harvard and MIT have confirmed a rumor that a Jennifer Aniston backlash is building across the United States. The first hint of the back-lash appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education on December 2."What recently divorced actress is in danger of becoming so last year as a result of overexposure in 2005?" asked Felicia Johnson, Ph.D, editor of The Chronicle Review, the magazine section of The Chronicle.Intrigued by Johnson’s question, public opinion researchers at Harvard and MIT conducted a telephone poll of 1,452 faculty members of U.S. colleges and universities from December 12 through 16. According to the poll, which has a 3.143-percent margin of error, Aniston was named by an overwhelming majority of respondents as the star most likely to be eclipsed by her own popularity."I know I’m tired of hearing about her," said J. Randall Edwards, M.A., "and from what I can tell, students are way past being interested in her, too."Edwards, an adjunct professor of popular media studies at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, said the near saturation coverage of Aniston was "too much of a mediocre thing."That assessment was the prevailing opinion regarding Aniston’s acting ability.Jennifer Aniston in publicity-shy mode outside Il Sole restaurant in West Hollywood. "If she was still married to Brad Pitt, she wouldn’t have received one tenth the coverage she did this year," said Gloria Pietro, Ph.D., dean of women’s studies at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco."She owes her popularity not to her talent but to the fact that she was dumped for Angelina Jolie, the human equivalent of a black widow spider," added Pietro. "Jennifer’s big change-of-face vehicle, Derailed, did squat at the box-office and was, according to Variety, one of the worst reviewed movies of 2005. Yet every time she breaks wind she makes news. Getting divorced was a great career move."In addition to citing Aniston’s "quietly understated mediocrity" as one cause of the perceived backlash against her, many academics pointed to her "self-serving, maudlin interviews" in Vanity Fair, GQ, and other publications."Underneath that Mona Lisa facade she was more whiney than a screw top Merlot," said Brian Persudzky, Ph.D., professor of computer science at Georgia Tech. "She thinks Brad Pitt is missing a sensitivity chip? She appears to be missing an intelligence chip, not to mention a spam filter."Aniston also managed to offend Christian educators with her "curious penchant" for being photographed topless."Whether it’s on the cover of pornographic magazines like GQ, in her backyard, or on a ‘private’ beach, Ms. Aniston doesn’t appear to be shy about using her body to advance her career," said Imogene Walters, B.S., assistant professor of family studies at Bob Jones University."Then she adds insult to indecent exposure by suing the photographers she lured with her exposed flesh. That’s like a fisherman suing a fish for ruining his bait."In related news, Rumor Has It, which opens in theaters this weekend, may do little to turn the tide in Jennifer Aniston’s favor. The movie, which also stars Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Mark Ruffalo, and Mena Suvari, is gathering headlines such as, "Rumor Has It this one’s a real stinker."The worst part of Rumor Has It wrote one reviewer, ". . . is the way Aniston is shot, as if the whole movie were all about her pert little body. It’s actually creepy to watch, as if the director were stalking her with the camera." top of page :: e-mail this article :: printer friendly

CURRY COMMENTARYAngelina Jolie, fame with purpose (Ann Curry, Dateline and Today show anchor)Captivating. That’s the word that best describes Angelina Jolie, or Angie as she is called by those who know her. Up close she is even more beautiful, but not just because of the lines of her face.Looking at her, my thoughts turned to what she was when I first met her… sad and dark, wanting to laugh more. People ridiculed her, gossiping about Billy Bob, her tatoos and a kiss she gave her brother. People would ask me how I could interview such a woman.Feeling that sting, it would have been so easy for her to exploit her humanitarian work early. But when I asked to follow her on her missions, she told me she wasn’t ready, she didn’t know enough. She knows enough now. And still, she has not confessed to all the good works she has done.How common is it to find someone who embraces the idea that any true gift is given anonymously? Angie’s like that, not wanting to publicize her efforts, unless some greater good might come of it. Now people stop me to say how much they admire her, how she inspires them.I have concluded that Angie represents the transformation that is possible in all of us, when we step outside our own suffering, and open ourselves to the suffering of others.Look at how useful she has made made her life, focusing on helping the must vulnerable among us. That, I think, is the most beautiful thing about her.Ann Curry’s interview with Angelina Jolie, with all-new material, airs Dateline Sunday 7 p.m.

# 268 | gotit |""If she was still married to Brad Pitt, she wouldn’t have received one tenth the coverage she did this year"………."quietly understated mediocrity" "self-serving, maudlin interviews" in Vanity Fair, GQ, and other publications."Underneath that Mona Lisa facade she was more whiney than a screw top Merlot," said Brian Persudzky, Ph.D., professor of computer science at Georgia Tech. "She thinks Brad Pitt is missing a sensitivity chip? She appears to be missing an intelligence chip, not to mention a spam filter.""Whether it’s on the cover of pornographic magazines like GQ, in her backyard, or on a ‘private’ beach, Ms. Aniston doesn’t appear to be shy about using her body to advance her career," Well, I DO make an effot to avoid the subject of JA whenever possible, but it’s a slow night, and the aricle has way to much truth to be ignored. jpf

if they don’t talk about their relationship at all, I think its about time they had a little chat!