tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post4386371840170214725..comments2023-10-06T03:44:23.385-07:00Comments on Commonwealth & Commonwealth: Has Britney Spears Lost It?Captain Colossalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02713053731307487088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-36461868987804306032007-08-10T12:49:00.000-07:002007-08-10T12:49:00.000-07:00When I read your post I went over to my bookshelf,...When I read your post I went over to my bookshelf, and sure enough, not a lot of novels fit this profile. I'm a big fan, too, of Fear of Flying and The Company she Keeps. I haven't read Heartburn.<BR/><BR/>I've always been bothered also by the lack of morally ambivalent narrative. In addition to the saved vs. the damned is the good vs. the bad. I like Dickens as much as the next person, probably, but, man, there sure are a lot of moral giants and moral cretins in those books. It gets exhausting. Or boring. Or something.<BR/><BR/>Anyway with respect to poor Brit, yes, I hope it all works out. The reason I was so in the dark about Angelina is that I didn't really read any celebrity gossip until I started reading <A HREF="http://www.thesuperficial.com" REL="nofollow">The Superficial</A>. Which used to be funny, though it's fallen off a lot, I think. But when Britney came out with that umbrella, lunging at the photographer, Mr. Superficial's post said, in part, "Look at her go!" And I thought, "Yeah! OMG!" If she could harness that power to good ends, we'd all be in awe.Noko Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384279666473945934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-60061636343674322822007-08-09T18:44:00.000-07:002007-08-09T18:44:00.000-07:00Angelina was the troubled youth par excellence: le...Angelina was the troubled youth par excellence: lesbian affairs with heroin addicts, exchanging vials of blood, etc. (Not that I necessarily agree that these things constitute troubled youth, but the tabloids thought so.)Captain Colossalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713053731307487088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-2478554376462819792007-08-09T14:05:00.000-07:002007-08-09T14:05:00.000-07:00Angelina was a troubled youth?Angelina was a troubled youth?Noko Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384279666473945934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-18286796396025699872007-08-09T11:38:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:38:00.000-07:00Nah. I guess it's not such an important distincti...Nah. I guess it's not such an important distinction, although if they got married then that would be big news. Big enough to knock Britney and the other menaces to society off the cover of OK!.chanchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075685729077186320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-76419875667491366832007-08-09T11:22:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:22:00.000-07:00Oh yeah -- I forgot! Is it still an important dist...Oh yeah -- I forgot! Is it still an important distinction? <BR/><BR/>I'm also concerned about Britney hurting somebody with her car.Captain Colossalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713053731307487088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-89798665028590423182007-08-09T09:54:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:54:00.000-07:00Brad and Angie are not married. That's important....Brad and Angie are not married. That's important.<BR/><BR/>I too would like to see Britney clean it up, but mostly because I don't want to see her on TV and magazine covers. And also because I'm afraid she's going to hurt somebody with her car. She should just move to a farm, raise her kids and not put out any more albums.chanchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075685729077186320noreply@blogger.com