People plucked from the street are cast away on an island. You will be seeing much more of her. Gervase Peterson, the black basketball coach is already getting offers. So the bubble is beginning to burst. The coddled prima donnas of Hollywood better hope that TV abandons the reality shows.
Political pundits are a strange breed.
They feed off one another like kids copying a book report. Most are saying with certainty that Colin Powell will be, or should be, the secretary of state in a Bush administration. The armed forces are hurting, notwithstanding the administration's and the Pentagon's protestations to the contrary. Enlistments are off, spare parts are hard to come by, morale is low, pay is substandard, thousands are on food stamps, and so on. The late-night talk shows have always relied on celebrities for their bread and butter.