good morning y'all! right now i'm heading off to check out the haleakala crater here in maui but before i hit the long & winding road i'm oh so excited to post the first episode of showtime's new hot show united states of tara (which i posted about last week) starring the incredibletoni collette as a woman living with multiple personality disorder which premieres one week from sunday on january 18th! i already had the pleasure of watching the first few episodes and i loved it right away - ms. collette is awesome and will totally get an emmy nomination for her performance! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo (many thanks to mica and rommel for always being so kind to popbytes!)
That was awesome, Toni is the best, can't wait to see more episodes! Thanks for sharing MK!
» this comment was posted by Joey on january 9, 2009 10:37 am «
Apparently Showtime doesn't want to know the REAL facts about DID, and what a person who has DID struggles with on an hourly basis. I feel insulted to have received an obvious "form email letter" in response to my heartfelt email to Showtime. What I saw in the first episode, is that Mr. Spielberg is using "sex, sex, and more sex", to sell a series.
At least with the massive number of anti-Tara emails that Showtime obviously has received from DID sufferers, they have included an "informative" video from Dr. Kluft; however, even in his short documentary, he did not address the magnitude of the horrific childhood sexual abuse that causes Dissociative Identity Disorder. The so called "consultant" that the writer, Diablo Cody is conferring with, had DDNOS, not DID. Apples and oranges... sigh.
Imagine for a moment, if you can: A new Showtime series called, "The Deformed State of Tara" - a COMEDY about a girl who confronts comedic situations in her every day life revolving around her dealing with her inability to climb stairs, her sexual encounters, and her comedic experiences with people staring at her scarred and deformed face and arms. (As a child, her parents had physically abused her so intensely, that her repeatedly broken bones resulted in a leg amputation, and the repeated burns the parents inflicted on her arms and face resulted in grotesque scarring which made her face appear as almost inhuman.)
This scenario is NO DIFFERENT than creating a "COMEDY" about a person who suffers from a disorder caused by repeated, early childhood RAPE AND INCEST. One might say that the results of childhood physical abuse are apparent to outsiders, but the results of childhood sexual abuse resulting in Dissociative Identity Disorder are also readily apparent to others in public. Raping young children is NOT comedic.
TOM FORD'S 'A SINGLE MAN' TRAILER & POSTER Friday November 6 2009 @ 8:09PM FILED UNDER TRAILERS COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! i finally got around to watching the trailer for sexy fashion maven tom ford's directorial debut a single man which garnered rave reviews at the venice film festival back in september - it stars colin firth alongside one of my favorite actresses julianne moore (her performances in both
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STANKY WHIP - MASHUP! Thursday November 5 2009 @ 8:06AM FILED UNDER MASHUP OF THE WEEK COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† from dj paul v.last night, i got to see one of my new wave hero bands - devo - play their seminal 1980 freedom of choice album, live in its entirety. and they were beyond fun and amazing. before they came on, they played three of their ground-breaking
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NATALIE PORTMAN ROCKS V MAGAZINE! Wednesday November 4 2009 @ 7:03PM FILED UNDER ACTRESSES + MAGAZINES COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! i freakin' love actress natalie portman and she's looking totally stunning on the new cover of v magazine (#62) even though she started starring in films at the tender age of 12 (the professional) she's managed to keep herself glued together - this is one talented & gorgeous
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POP NOSH: THE URINATION EXPLANATION? Wednesday November 4 2009 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
» hmmm ... did michael jackson like to pee in front of an audience? tmz « » cutie josh duhamel has denied having an affair with a stripper! popeater « » kate winslet doesn't lie about her diet and exercise regime popsquire « » yikes! the cast of 'melrose
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TWISTED LIES! DRUGS! OTHER LOVERS! Wednesday November 4 2009 @ 8:14AM FILED UNDER STAR MAGAZINE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning! the latest cover of star magazine is featuring details on the new book brangelina exposed written by ian halperin which is due out december 1st (just in time for the holidays - the perfect gossip stocking stuffer!) i'm sure brad pitt and angelina jolie aren't thrilled over the
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I'M OFF TO SEE LIGHTS Tuesday November 3 2009 @ 8:22PM FILED UNDER CONCERTS + MUSIC VIDEO COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey hey! although i'd love to stay home tonight and watch the series premiere of v (which i'll tivo) i have to make my way down to the troubadour over in west hollywood to catch 22-year-old canadian pop sensation lights in concert (girlfriend's real name is valerie poxleitner) her debut
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POP NOSH: THE BEST TATTOO EVER! Tuesday November 3 2009 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
» someone is permanently thanking bea arthur for being a friend! urlesque « » rihanna 'woke up as britney spears' after chris brown attack! popeater « » exclusive clips from shauna sands' sex tape (site nsfw) drunken stepfather « » serial dater kate hudson is convinced she has men
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SOMEONE TELL LADY GAGA HALLOWEEN IS OVER Tuesday November 3 2009 @ 7:34AM FILED UNDER MUSICIANS COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning! oh it seems like everyday is halloween for lady gaga ... she showed up to 13th annual ace (accessories council excellence) awards last night in nyc with yet another totally bizarre zombie-like outfit - what kind of fuckery is this? what's up with the white powder all over
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ANTONIO BANDERAS GETS HIS STIFF ON Monday November 2 2009 @ 8:48PM FILED UNDER ACTORS COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
here's a brand new wax figure of spanish stud antonio banderas (age 49) which was unveiled recently over in madrid, spain! now as far as wax figures go - this is definitely one of the better ones i've seen! (i still say the title for the worst wax figures ever
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COME GET YOUR HOT MORMON MUFFINS! Monday November 2 2009 @ 6:43PM FILED UNDER RANDOM COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening - we made it through monday! i always thought mormons were all buttoned up & straight-laced but these ladies are definitely not your mom's mormons ... a group of mormon moms are being featured in a new 2010 controversial calendar from mormons exposed called hot mormon muffins: a
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POP NOSH: HEIDI KLUM IS THE CROW Monday November 2 2009 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
» heidi klum definitely had one of the best halloween costumes! holy moly « » supposedly adam lambert and boyfriend drake labry split up bitten & bound « » mariah carey's angel costume was a bit on the tight side yeeeah! « » brad & angelina took the kids
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ANDY WARHOL JUST ROLLED OVER ... Saturday October 31 2009 @ 1:32PM FILED UNDER ACTRESSES COMMENTS (2) | PERMALINK
hey kids - happy halloween! oh i had to laugh out loud when i saw these pictures of wacky d-list actress bai ling out and about last night in nyc - supposedly dressed as famed pop art figure andy warhol - i don't really see any resemblance at all -
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ADAM LAMBERT - FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT Friday October 30 2009 @ 7:42PM FILED UNDER LISTEN COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey everyone! i'm running out the door right now to see michael jackson's this is it over at the arclight's cinerama dome - of course i'm beyond excited ... i've heard nothing but great things! anyways below you can listen to the new adam lambert single for your entertainment which
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GOSH THIS MADE ME LAUGH - THE POO LOG! Wednesday October 28 2009 @ 8:28PM FILED UNDER RANDOM COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! so you know those commercials for the iphone where apple says there's an app for just about everything? well that's a totally true statement ... introducing an app called poo log from the authors of what's your poo telling you? - now you can truly keep track of
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GOOD MORNING STARSHINE Wednesday October 28 2009 @ 7:56AM FILED UNDER PAMELA ANDERSON COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey hey! oh i know i just did a post about pamela anderson yesterday morning but girlfriend seems to be on a roll (or shall we just call it a bender?) she was spotted wearing a super short (shocking, right?) pink dress in london last night leaving the 'whisky misty'
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That was awesome, Toni is the best, can't wait to see more episodes! Thanks for sharing MK!