While not as eloquent as EricBlues, Seth Meyers says what so many of us have been thinking regarding Mr. Phelps. Sure, he made a huge mistake… but whoever took the photo is a huge dbag. You can quote me on that.

I’m a sucker for a good action movie.  I don’t even require a strong plotline.  Nope, I just wanna see blood and something blown up.  However, this story I’m about to share would make an incredible movie with an amazing story.  I’m not a regular NPR patron, so it’s thanks to my boss that this was introduced to me.  Told by the man who experienced it himself, you really need to grab your headphones and listen to his story.

Prosecutor Chronicles Kidnapping Ordeal

Federal prosecutor Stanley Alpert was kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan in 1998. It was the night before his 38th birthday, and he was forced into a car at gunpoint.

His new book, The Birthday Party, is a memoir of how he survived the 25-hour ordeal. Alpert writes of befriending his kidnappers and helping the FBI apprehend the gang.

NPR – Day to Day, February 8, 2007 ·

John Mayer’s a douchebag, but he’s a brilliant douchebag.  Why?  Well, apparently he ‘accidentally’ threw away a homemade video tape that TMZ found while digging through his garbage.  Don’t ya hate when that happens??!!??  Anyway, TMZ aired it, and now I’m passing it along because we all could learn from his words of wisdom.

It’s been ten years since the entertainment phenomenon of Britney Spears arrived on the scene, and since then the world has been obsessed with her every waking moment. Last night after a busy week and busier weekend, Lauren and I finally sat down to watch the DVRed Britney Spears: For The Record documentary on MTV, and after watching I feel nothing but pity for her. Sure, she chose fame and made the choices that brought her to the place she is in, but that in no way means, I have the right to find pleasure in her pain.

The truth is if people didn’t read the tabloids or buy the magazines, Britney’s story would be different. I won’t lie… I’ve made fun of her in the past. Laughed at her 2007 VMA performance… stared bewildered at her shaved head… enjoyed watching the mighty fall. But after watching her, I can’t help but wonder when did I become so calloused that the brokenhearted (no matter who they are or how much they’re worth) don’t affect me anymore?

On the latest album of Bebo Norman (one of my favorite Christian artists), Norman wrote a song specifically for Britney as an apology to what we as the world have done to her and young women as a whole. We’ve taken everything that should matter as a person and replaced it with superficial fluff, and now we wonder why our 12 year-olds look 16. I’m just as much to blame as the next person, but I’m hoping the next time I start to find joy in someone else’s misfortune I’ll remember this song… and the broken girl we’ve created.

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Man who posed as boy at Arizona school pleads guilty

I really am amazed that this was able to happen and that he ‘was’ a 12-year old for a day.  So scary.