The outspoken director, actor and political activist Sean Penn is no stranger to controversy. Now, however, he’s insulted the rectal cancer folks. At least, that’s the conventional wisdom. But what did Penn actually say? In response to CBS reporter Lara Logan’s question on how Penn felt about criticism of celebrities in Haiti, Penn replied, “Do [...]
Posts Tagged ‘haiti’
In Defense of Sean Penn
Posted in Cancer, tagged charles bukowski, colorectal, haiti, into the wild, ovarian, sean penn on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One Girl in Port-au-Prince
Posted in Politics, tagged cnn, earthquake, haiti, port-au-prince, victim on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Her name was Anaika St. Louis, and she was 11 years old. Her story is just one among thousands in Haiti last week. Anaika had braids. She wore a pink dress. On her face was a pair of glasses given to her by one of the rescuers to shield her eyes from debris. Anaika was [...]
The Haiti Triangle
Posted in Journalism, Politics, TV, tagged anderson cooper, cnn, earthquake, haiti, sanjay gupta on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. The Haiti Triangle.
Think Before You Plunk: Which Charity Will Use Your Haiti Donation Wisely?
Posted in Politics, tagged charity, disaster, doctors without borders, haiti, partners in health, red cross on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Compassion and concern for the victims of Tuesday’s earthquake outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has prompted caring people to make donations to assist in their aid. I had planned to write a quick post discouraging donations to big, bloated, bureaucratic charities with overpaid CEOs and marketing budgets more appropriate for multinational oil companies than nonprofits. But [...]
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