Speaking at the Faith and Freedom conference yesterday, Renewing American Leadership chairman Jim Garlow compared same-sex couple adoption to children losing their parents on 9/11: GARLOW: Our President gave a speech a few days ago in which he said, ‘the tragedy of 9/11 was that it robbed so many children of having a mommy or Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 04/06/2011 18:50 Number of articles : 2
Zoe Kravitz covers ASOS magazine’s July 2011 issue. Inside, she talks the “it girl” label that follows her everywhere, struggling to be best friends with Jay-Z, her parents’ style and discipline, and her latest films! She may be New York rock royalty, but the actress is flea market-loving geek at heart. On being labeled an “it-girl”: “All that ‘it-girl’ sh*t makes me kind of uncomfortable. I’m only at the beginning of my career, but I feel successful in that I haven’t sold out in any way, shape or form. I feel good about the choices I’ve made, and I don’t feel like I’ve let go of any of my values. Fame has become this obsession for people, which kind of creeps me out.” On Jay-Z: “I’d met Jay a few times, and then he asked me to be in his video for ‘I Know.’ After that we became really good friends and now he’s one of my favorite people. It sounds so weird when you say it because he’s f***ing Jay-Z! But what’s so weird is that he’s such a cool guy that sometimes I wish he wasn’t Jay-Z so we could hang out all day long and walk around and talk sh*t because I love him.” On being inspired by her mom, Lisa Bonet: “She walked away from being famous, because she didn’t really care about it. She is the most true artist I have met. She doesn’t change for anybody. I see her in front of people, in interviews, at home alone at five in the morning making collages, or in her garden, and I admire her so much. And that fact that she’s my mom is just so cool!” On her parent’s style: “I used to be a little embarrassed by how she and my dad would dress, but now I steal their clothes all the time. My dad had totally taken my Cat Stevens t-shirt, but it’s OK, I have his Black Flag one and that’s amazing. And my mom…There’s a little vintage store where she lives…She [donated] a bunch of [her] stuff while I was away and I went there when I got back and bought five of her things. Out of everything in the store, I’d bought my mother’s things.” On her parents’ discipline: “My dad was brought up very old school, very strict – ‘Yes, ma’am, yes sir.’ So he’s wearing leather pants and a boa, but he would be like, ‘Did you do your chores today?’ Or, ‘That dress is too short!’ [Or,] ‘Yes, there’s a party going on with Mick Jagger and some models, but it’s your bedtime.’” READ MORE BELOW THE GALLERY! On her breakthrough role in the Berlin Film Festival favorite “Yelling to The Sky”: “That was a really crazy, amazing experience. It was my first leading role, so it was a real challenge for me as an actor. It was very low budget, we shot it in 18 days, and it was not luxurious, but it was art. The heart and soul that went into making that film was wonderful and I’m proud to be a part of it.” On filming “X-Men: First Class”: “I feel like sometimes if you do a film with ‘movie stars’ there’s all this drama and superiority, but X-Men was not like that at all. We were living in London for four months and it was like X-Men summer camp, so we all hung out at each other’s houses after filming, went out to pubs… lived in Notting Hill, right by Portobello. I had about a month off when I first arrived in London, and I was like, “Can you send me to work please, because I’m spending all my money flea-market shopping!” On her band Elevator Fight : “Having a band is great, because with acting there are long periods of time out when you’re not doing anything, and I don’t like just sitting around, I go crazy. We found this house in the suburbs of Pennsylvania and did [the album] in eight days. Drank a lot of whisky and ate a lot of pizza and stayed up ’til 7am every day. We smelt so bad by the end, but I’m very happy with it. I don’t know what’s going to happen next, we don’t have a record deal, but we’re playing it by ear.” Zoe Kravitz Smokes A Cig, Shows Off Abs For Wonderland Mag [PHOTOS] Zoe Kravitz Debuts Two-Tone Hair At Tribeca Film Festival [PHOTOS]
Here is Lil Wayne on the beach with some groupie trash because girls love famous people….no matter how much the motherfucker looks like a rat muppet…and they will give them their pussy in exchange for being the chosen whore groupie whore of the night and I’m sure her parents are proud….but not as proud as they will be when she turns the condom inside out and impregnates herself….cuz the child support checks are way better than what she’d make working the local video store….
Rachel McAdams, 32, who was formerly in a long-term relationship with Ryan Gosling, hopes to end up with a fairy-tale romance like her parents. “[They are] still together and still in love,” she says. “I#39;m very blessed that way. I had a great example of love in front of me, and that#39;s probably what makes me such a romantic, because I#39;ve seen it firsthand.” It#39;s hard to imagine Rachel McAdams has ever worried about falling in love. But the actress – currently dating actor Michael Sh
Zoe Saldana stars as a sexy assassin in the new movie “Columbiana.” Having watched her parents murdered at a young age, Zoe is out for revenge sparing no one’s life in the process! Zoe channels her inner Angelina Jolie “Salt” swag in the Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen film. GALLERY: Zoe Saldana’s Swimsuit Photo Shoot
Documentary peels back the lore to reveal a band unquestionably shaped by its roots. By James Montgomery Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill in “Talihina Sky” Photo: Phear Creative There is perhaps no band whose backstory has garnered as much attention as the Kings of Leon , and with good reason. They are, after all, the prodigal preacher’s sons (and nephew) who tapped into the rebellious power of rock and roll and rose from the backwoods to the big stage, a journey that — aside from all the sex and drugs and mustaches — is practically ripped from American folklore. So it would seem almost inevitable that their rise would someday be chronicled in a feature film, one that imbues their career with the spirit of the Holy Ghost and doesn’t skimp on the particulars of all that sex and drugs (and ‘staches). And here it is: “Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon,” a far-reaching documentary that premiered Thursday night at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Directed by longtime Kings friend Stephen Mitchell, produced by Casey McGrath and Phear Creative (and executive-produced by the band itself), “Talihina” is a rock doc in the purest sense of the phrase: full of unedited, unwinding (and frequently un-sober) interviews with the Followill boys (frontman Caleb’s bleary-eyed, Jameson-and-marijuana soaked sitdown is a real doozy); tour-bus shouting matches; honest, teary conversations with their family members and friends and, of course, a whole lot of grainy, slightly embarrassing VHS footage of the Kings as kids. It certainly doesn’t hold anything back. And while, at times, it strays a little too close to deifying the band (or at least their voyage to the top of the charts), it strips away everything you’ve probably read about them, and, in the process, provides the clearest glimpse to date into what makes them tick. In that regard, the film is not only a success, but one of the most compelling music documentaries you’ll ever see. Because no matter how hard the media tries to romanticize their early years, “Talihina” doesn’t. We learn that brothers Caleb, Nathan and Matthew grew up poor, the children of a preacher for whom money was an afterthought and a mother who believed in nothing more than the power of religion. We learn that the boys hated all of those facts, that they suffered when their parents divorced and that they felt betrayed when they learned that their father — the man they viewed as an infallible totem of morality — was just another man, one who had demons of his own. To combat that, they turned to their extensive family — no less than six uncles are interviewed in the film, some of whom may not even be their uncles at all — and the solace of annual retreats in Talihina, Oklahoma … long, boozy weekends filled with horseshoe games and crawfish grabbing in ruddy creeks. In the grand American tradition, this is where they learned to be men, or at least learned to approximate what they felt a man should be. Of course, they also found solace in recreational drug use and Pixies records and, from there, the roots of the band took hold. We learn very little about their formation, instead, we’re quickly whisked away to England, where the Kings became overnight sensations (and media curio cases), partying hard, sleeping around and, really, also learning how to be men. That duality makes up the core of not just the film, but the band itself. On one hand, the Kings have never left their roots behind, as evidenced by footage of them attending later Talihina weekends, mixing it up with shirtless cousins and sagging uncles, but on the other, they seem driven to distance themselves from their past. Watching footage of the band recording their breakthrough Only By the Night album, you can’t help but notice just how hard they’re trying to become the hugest rock band on the planet, and in interviews throughout the film, the Kings talk about their past in reverent, yet weary, tones. And yet, they can never escape their history, no matter how hard they try. In a lot of ways, that struggle is what ultimately makes the film so compelling … and what makes you understand the Kings of Leon just a little bit more. They’re down-home boys who are seemingly never home, rock stars whose sentiments have moved millions, despite the fact those sentiments are derived from a place whose population is just 1,200. They have toured the world and lived the life and yet, whether they want to or not, they are eternally drawn back to Talihina. So, really, they’re not folk heroes (or, as Caleb jokes, “I’m not Captain America”), they’re just small-town kids who inexplicably made it big, boys forced to become men because life conspired to make them so, brothers eternally trying to escape the shadow of their parents. They’re just like you or I, if you think about it. Did you check out the Kings’ documentary? Share your reviews in the comments! For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Artists Kings Of Leon
After a mandatory six-month waiting period, Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman’s divorce was made official Friday morning, court records confirm. After separating in September, Aguilera, 30, filed for divorce from music producer Bratman, 32, in October. The couple shares a 3-year-old son, Max. They always seemed happy, but just like that, Aguilera and Bratman are through. The divorce is finalized. Her downward spiral, however? Well … In the six months since splitting with Bratman, Aguilera has … Started dating Matthew Rutler, whoever that is. Attacked Julianne Hough for some reason. Shown up at Jeremy Renner’s birthday WASTED! Forgotten the lyrics to the national anthem. Gotten arrested for public intoxication. Gotten her drink on soon after that. Signed on as a judge on The Voice . Been caught up in a raunchy photo scandal . Hey, at least one of those items isn’t so terrible. [Photo: WENN.com]
Taylor Swift is a great performer. She’s also a great daughter. A source close to the singer announces that she just purchased a home in Nashville – for her parents! The crib’s price tag? A tidy $1.4 million. “It’s an incredible house. Taylor’s been visiting her parents there and she’s so excited for them,” says a source, who adds that Swift visited recently. Taylor Swift: What a sweetheart! Meanwhile, across the U.S., “Taylor just bought a beautiful home for herself in L.A. She’s in L.A. so much – and she was paying a fortune in hotel charges!” Good for her. She certainly deserves it with all the success she’s had, and isn’t it nice to hear about a celebrity doing something so nice for their parents? [Photo: WENN.com]
Taylor Swift is a great performer. She’s also a great daughter. A source close to the singer announces that she just purchased a home in Nashville – for her parents! The crib’s price tag? A tidy $1.4 million. “It’s an incredible house. Taylor’s been visiting her parents there and she’s so excited for them,” says a source, who adds that Swift visited recently. Taylor Swift: What a sweetheart! Meanwhile, across the U.S., “Taylor just bought a beautiful home for herself in L.A. She’s in L.A. so much – and she was paying a fortune in hotel charges!” Good for her. She certainly deserves it with all the success she’s had, and isn’t it nice to hear about a celebrity doing something so nice for their parents? [Photo: WENN.com]
Throughout your life you will develop hundreds of relationships, from the important ones, to the ones that won’t quite matter as much. The very first relationships in our lives are the most important ones, because from there we learn to trust and receive love. Some of us had parents or guardians that were affectionate and taught us the morals, values and principles that make us the adults we are today. But since everyone doesn’t have the same foundation, many adults have short-comings and do not understand how relationships should work. Growing up, I witnessed all types of dysfunctional relationships, from my parents’ to screaming matches from the violent couple who lived next door to us. And because of this, I spent several of my young adult years confused as to why my own relationships were dysfunctional. I wasn’t unaware that my actions and thoughts were a reflection of my views about relationships in general. Eventually, I broke the vicious cycle of the behavior that I was putting out and learned the proper ingredients to healthy relationships. Here are 6 keys to a good relationship: 1. Friendship 2. Respect 3. Honesty 4. Trust 5. Understanding 6. Communication As adults, we can no longer blame our upbringing or past on why we are the way we are, or why we only relate to certain types of people and situations. We are all capable of having long-lasting, meaningful relationships while we are on this journey called life. Related Articles : 5 Steps to Find Closure So You Can Move On Minute Meditation: Prayer For Your Parents Discover Five Secrets Work At Home Moms Enjoy
