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Sallie Latkovich: Death penalty not rationally sound
Many readers will recognize that I am a Sister of St. Joseph, in the same religious community as Sr.
Q&A: 'I Tell People How the Death Penalty Is Actually Practiced'
For over 20 years, Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun, has worked to educate the public about the death penalty.
Film For a clever bloke, Jack Black plays a lot of slackers.
He's the theatre-loving son of rocket scientists, but Jack Black has made his name playing slackers.
Finding his inner panda was not too much of a stretch for Jack Black. All it took was finding the essence of his inner Jack.
Sister Helen Prejean never set out to be the "death penalty nun," she told an audience at St.
Susan Sarandon does not want Hillary Clinton as vice-president
Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon said Thursday that she did not support the election of Hillary Clinton as vice-president of the United States.
Mike Farrell: An Actor and Activist
Filed under: Books , Books , Books Attention all M*A*S*H fanatics: Mike Farrell is in town this weekend.
Jack's back, in black and white, as 'Panda' star
Finding his inner panda was not too much of a stretch for Jack Black. All it took was finding the essence of his inner Jack.
Sister's change began with pen pal
One of the biggest changes in Sister Helen Prejean's life came in the form of a letter from an unlikely pen pal.
Edgewood grads hear of nun's passion
“Susan Sarandon has been nominated four other times and got an Oscar for portraying me, a nun, and it was hard for her to do that role because she didn't have much makeup and she didn't like to wear those clothes she wore as a nun”
Personally witnessing the execution of her pen pal, a Louisiana death row inmate, lit a fire in Helen Prejean -- a fire she wanted to spark in others Sunday during her commencement speech to Edgewood College ... via The Capital Times
CU commencement underway at Folsom Field
“I hope it was worth the out-of-state tuition, Mom”
The University of Colorado spring commencement has begun at Folsom Field in Boulder. via Denver Post
Sean Penn: a Hollywood rebel with many causes
A darling of the anti-establishment who is famous for tackling powerful, challenging roles, Sean Penn is widely viewed as one of the finest actors and directors of his generation. via The Age
“They told me all the stuff they planned to do in the movie, and I said, I don't even understand what you're talking about but I'll do it,'”
Emile Hirsch is in the driver's seat of new Wachowski brothers' film By ANGELA DAWSON, Entertainment News Wire Thursday, May 8, 2008 Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. via Ventura County Star
Joel Silver, Emile Hirsch drive 'Speed Racer' life
“They wanted to do something for their nieces, nephews, friends and family”
HOLLYWOOD - In the 1960s, the cartoon 'Speed Racer,' featuring a teenage driver who lives to race cars, introduced many Americans to Japanese-style animation. via Newsday.com
Death penalty foe: Happy in fight
“I became witness to a man's intentional death”
Her remarkable life has taken her to the forefront of one of the most contentious battles in American life, but Sister Helen Prejean, who became world famous after her memoir was made into the Hollywood film ... via The Jersey Journal
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is well known for taking a stand on political and social issues in the films she makes, but, as she tells Steve Pratt, she made her latest movie to please her children IF ... via The Northern Echo
Sarandon Marks Birthday with Tattoos
“I got my kids' initials tattooed on my back. It really hurt. It hurt so much more than I thought it would.”
Veteran Hollywood actress SUSAN SARANDON celebrated her landmark 60th birthday by having tattoos inked onto her skin. via PR-inside.com
“You know I drove really fast in Thelma And Louise and I never really recovered after that”
Iconic American road movie Thelma And Louise may have been filmed nearly two decades ago but its star Susan Sarandon admits that it put her off fast cars for life. via Daily Express
Ouray School Presents Dead Man Walking
“Due to constraints on law enforcement, it's more difficult to solve homicides.”
' High School dramatists practiced a protest scene for the upcoming play, Dead Man Walking, to be preformed May 1 and 2 at the Ouray School. via The Telluride Watch
Bus tour focused on Penn's causes
“My generation and those that came before have to recognize the numbing of incentive that we've passed on to the change hungry, imaginative, smarter than us youth of today.”
Sean Penn is set to attempt to bring national attention to a number of his social causes through a bus tour across the country, the Hollywood star says. via Political Gateway