Boo to a world without peace — at least one that won’t award it with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. This year’s winner, Liu Xiaobo, is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion to the Chinese government and will not be permitted to accept it. In similar situations in the past, detained winners’ family members have accepted the prize on a winner’s behalf. However, Liu’s family isn’t likely to attend, according to a New York Times article. What’s worse is that China has called a boycott of the award ceremony and countries, including Russia, Iraq, and Cuba, have all agreed to forgo the ceremony. No offense China, but peace can’t wait for it to be OK on your watch. Even if you think you corner the world’s watch manufacturing.
Bravo to iTunes for giving us “Just another day we’d never forget.” No matter how much we would really like to, though. If you’ve avoided the next big thing in the nostalgic land of 21st century Beatlemania, consider yourself lucky. The big publicity boom around the iTunes debut of the Fab Four collection is making us wish we all did live in a yellow submarine. Just until this whole media hangover goes away. In all fairness, Apple has given us a lot of great things. But why are the albums $12.99 when we can get them sent to us, remastered, for $8 from Amazon or $2 at one of the few record stores around the Tempe or Downtown campuses? Unfortunately, Apple, it was just another day in the life.
Boo to divorces between NBA players and their wives. The Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash recently announced the split from his wife just after the birth of their third child. Then “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria filed for divorce from the San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker, due to Parker’s alleged relations with former Spur Brent Barry’s wife. Both situations are sensitive, but it is hard to feel bad for Parker. He was married to one of the sexiest women in the world and could have wooed plenty of women with his French accent, but instead he went after a former teammate’s wife. Low blow, Tony, low blow.
Bravo to the first part of the last Harry Potter movie. A small part of our childhood will take a bow with the fall of the curtain in 2011, but until then, we’re secretly hoping that J.K. Rowling wields her quill once again as alluded to on “Oprah” recently. However, it was revealed on MTV that Daniel Radcliffe received a text from Rowling at the London premiere of “Deathly Hallows: Part One” that he wouldn’t be required to portray the world’s favorite boy-to-man wizard in the movies ever again. Guess it’s more nude theater for you, Danny boy!
Boo to the Pinal County Animal Control for allegedly not following proper euthanizing protocol and killing a war hero. Target, a dog featured on “Oprah” for helping frighten a suicide bomber on the military base at Dand Patan in Afghanistan, slipped out of her owner’s backyard and was brought to the pound. When her family arrived the following morning to pick her up, the shelter told them there had been a mistake. Whether you love animals or not, take a minute to appreciate this four-legged, brown-eyed soldier.
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