James Franco, on his plans to attend graduate school at NYU:
I love being around people who are interested in what I'm interested in. That is the best way to learn. For me, being able to act in movies is not having it all. I am interested in other things, and I take my interests seriously.
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Like any do-gooding multi-hundred-millionaire movie star, Hancock's Will Smith is involved in the philanthropy scene. He's also, as prying eyes have woefully pointed out, been involving himself with the Tom Cruise scene, which means of course that he's basically a raving Scientologist trying to hold in his inner homo, because that's what the cult is about, right? Back in 2004, Smith donated $20k to something called "HOPE: The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program," which is the church's "literary program," where children get homeschooled and, we're guessing, brainwashed in their formative years. Now, he and Jada have been plugging a way at their New Village Academy, a private school they're funding that will open in December, which got the LAT treatment over the weekend. Naturally, the first word out of the school's mouth is that it is not a Scientology facility. (Even Will and Jada still insist they aren't of the church.) But a certain anti-Scientology crusader is casting his eye of suspicion on this educational institution, mostly because of a … goat.
Heard about Aliza Shvarts, the Yalie senior who, over the course of nine months, induced multiple miscarriages in the name of art? Check it: " … she will showcase the stomach-turning display next week — complete with her own blood samples and videos from the terminated possible pregnancies." My goodness, can you imagine what kind of spoiled, pretentious, ignorant kid would do such a thing? Perhaps you can, but don't, because after the jump we've posted video footage of this Shvarts simpleton. And get this: she's literally atop a soapbox saying things like, "So, empowerment: it's important." Ha!
According to a survey of members of the UK's Association of Teachers and Lecturers, a third of England's teachers have pupils who consider Paris Hilton to be a role model. Two thirds said they teach children who aspire to be pop stars or professional athletes. Many teachers said they have charges who hope to be famous for nothing at all, and one reported a female student who said she would be content with her life if she could marry a professional "footballer."
Elizabeth Farrar, who teaches in a primary school, said: "Too many of the pupils believe that academic success is unnecessary, because they will be able to access fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show." And why wouldn't they when even our "journalists" have no problem with the untamed growth of celebrity culture as long as it's "giving the viewers what they want"? Great point, that one. You know what else people want? Handguns everywhere, no speed limits and crack, all of which are as safe as little girls looking up to Paris Hilton. Do what you like, though. I'll be in my room, avoiding the kids these days.
Addendum: My unyielding confusion to the first person to get illogical and flippant and say, "Fancy hearing this from YOU on a GOSSIP BLOG!!!!"
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