This Ain't People Magazine

This may be my first celebrity type post. I rarely read celebrity articles. Most celebrities are manufactured "perfect" people and, until Tom Cruise or others go bonkers on TV or in print, we only see their created image.

But some celebrities have substance and, more importantly, have the stage to affect common understanding and thought/opinion. I hope Brad Pitt is one such celebrity. Heaven knows America has to wake up to the Bushco debacle that's NOLA.

After two days of getting his first up-close look at post-Katrina New Orleans, Brad Pitt said Friday he was shocked at the devastation that remains almost a year later.

"I was not prepared," the actor said, describing how he drove [more likely was driven - ed] for miles and saw street after street of devastation.

Pitt was in New Orleans to give an update on a project he's promoting - a competition to choose ecologically sound designs for rebuilding neighborhoods.

"There's a big opportunity here," he said, to rebuild the city using energy-efficient building materials and appliances that would improve quality of life, particularly in low-income communities.

The following is a gratuitous cheesecake shot of Brad for the women readers.



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