Archive for March 15th, 2008

Palestinian Child Abuse: Automatic Weapon Edition

Palestinian Child Abuse: Automatic Weapon Edition

Just a young child holding an automatic weapon. Nothing to see here. Move along. A young Palestinian Hamas supporter holds an automatic rifle and a copy of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, during a rally by the group in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, March 14, 2008. U.S. President George W. Bush’s [...]

The (Almost) Hollywood Hasid

The (Almost) Hollywood Hasid

Amazing: A Hasidic man was cast in a Hollywood movie. More amazing: As Natalie Portman’s husband. Sublime: He gave it all up. First he couldn’t hold Natalie Portman’s hand – and now a Williamsburg Hasidic Jew-turned-actor has to give up his chance to hit it big in a Hollywood movie. Abe Karpen, 25, a married [...]

Subliminal

Subliminal

Back in Australia, the co-creator of a famous Australian television show is facing rape and indecent assault charges, relating to one alleged victim who was a boy at the time. This wouldn’t really be the kind of thing I would blog about had it not been for the picture the Herald Sun chose to run [...]