Russell Crowe meant well. But his recent comments about women in Hollywood stung like a chemical peel. On the face of it, his suggestion that actresses act in roles correspondent to their age, instead of trying to forever play the hot young thing, sound entirely reasonable. Except that he's speaking from the privileged position of being a man in an industry that is unforgiving to older women.
So, in essence, he hasn't got a freaking clue of what he speaks.
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“To be honest, I think you’ll find that the woman who is saying that [the roles have dried up] is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingenue, and can’t understand why she’s not being cast as the 21-year-old,” said Crowe. “... If you are willing to live in your own skin, you can work as an actor. If you are trying to pretend that you’re still the young buck when you’re my age, it just doesn’t work.”
Well, these are words I never thought I'd write: I agree with Sarah Palin. A Facebook post by the former U.S. vice presidential candidate raised the hackles of animal rights org, PETA. It was all over an image in which Palin's son, Trig, used the family dog as a stool at the kitchen sink.
PETA's resolution for 2015 should be to pick their battles wisely. I mean, really, is there no worse crime against animals going on in the world right this very second than a boy momentarily stepping on the "lazy dog" blocking his way? No, they choose to pick on Sarah Palin because hey, who doesn't like to pick on Sarah Palin? And most times she has it coming.
But in this case, PETA is in the wrong. Fact one: Trig has special needs. Fact two: that dog is a service dog and Trig's best friend.
Anyone with a family pet can acknowledge the fact that young children will on occasion pester said pet. It's up to us parents to teach our kids acceptable ways to interact with their furry friends, i.e. dogs/cats don't like having their tails yanked. Having said that, any pet genuinely threatened will make their needs known pretty quickly.
If you took photos of my son "playing" with our bulldog over the course of the day, some would definitely incriminate him. In one shot he (40lbs) might be piled on top of her (60lbs). In another, she might be slobbering all over his face. Him burrowing into her fur, and so on...
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Perhaps it was naive of Palin to post the photo as a talking point for resolutions. In the end, though, the attention has actually worked in her favour—likely drawing awareness and attention to the organization that trains service dogs like Trig's:
"These dogs can change a disabled vet's life and that's a beautiful thing!" wrote Palin. "Certainly the Puppy Jake Foundation has changed our life for the better. I am in love with this four-legged family member! ... I hope the foundation is overwhelmed with support from caring Americans now so that good comes from PETA’s bad acts in this."
Sorry, PETA, but this was your bad. Now, go protect some animals who are genuinely in danger.
New Year, new you. On the back of reading that yoga is the most popular fitness choice comes a trend: Doga. No longer is it enough to sweat buckets while you do asanas. You must enlist the help of (you guessed it) a four-legged partner.
Dogs + Yoga. It's thought the combination is not only therapeutic for Fido, but Doga can help forge an emotional connection between owners and their pets, particularly in abandoned, traumatized, or rescued dogs.
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Doga, the latest brand of crazy comes at you from Manhattan via London, and it's probably the best thing I've seen since this ill-advised type of knitting.
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