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What's the Difference Between a Palestinian Kid and an Israeli One?

JeanneSager — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:26:00 GMT

If you're looking for some trick answer here, I'm sorry to disappoint.

A simple but brilliant advertising campaign about tolerance in the Middle East sporting a nearly identical set of kids actually depicts two kids who share no blood. They've never even met.

But the Israeli girl looks an awful lot like the Palestinian boy beside her in the project put together by Belgian artist Olivier Suter as part of his series of "Enemies" advertisements. Meant to help people celebrate their differences, the project began in Belgium, where Suter asked people to compare a French and Flemish speaker. But it's a bit more poignant in the Middle East for obvious reasons (hello Gaza, West Bank, bombs . . . ).

Using kids is a genius move for equally obvious reasons. It's hard to look at the pictures and not think about allowing their fresh faces to make up for centuries of mistakes, about letting them just be kids. Or maybe that's just me. If you're dead set on destroying the "other kind," these pictures probably won't have much affect. But for those good souls have simply gotten caught up in the fervor of the crowd, the face of a child (or two children who look like one) may be just what it takes.

The kids, by the way, are named Hadas Maor (that's the Israeli girl) and Adam Shurati, who was a little upset to learn people thought he looked like a girl (come on, he's a little boy, he's allowed to bristle at this one). Adam's mom had his hair cut to help Suter with matching the kids. She thought the project was brilliant, as did Hadas' dad, a supporter of a "two-state" system that would allow for the peaceful co-existence of Palestinians and Israelis in the region.

Image: Haaretz

Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 29th

Whit Honea — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Mike Tyson's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies

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Nicole Richie, Dad Lionel & Daughter Harlow (PHOTOS)

Sneak Peek! Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season Premiere

Kelly Rutherford, Lies and Videotape

Amy Mickelson's Breast Cancer Battle

Michelle Williams and Daughter Matilda Support Their Local Coffee House

Angelina Jolie: Madonna Adopts For Fame

Jon & Kate - Who Are The Kids Happier With? (Photos)

Slumdog Kids Finally Get A Home!

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Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 22nd

Whit Honea — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

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Katie Holmes Sets a Bad Example For Suri

Mormon Marie Osmond Supports Her Gay Daughter!

Stars Come Out For American Idol Finale: Brad Garrett and Kids Max and Hope

Barbara Walters To Interview John Edwards' Mistress Rielle Hunter!?

Bristol Palin and Son Tripp Cover People

Angelina Catches Brad and Jen Aniston Together!

Kate Gosselin Blogs Her Troubles Away

Matt Damon: Bourne to Be a Dad

Pregnant Lauren London & Lil Wayne Will Raise Baby Together!!!

Kelly Clarkson Looks Like She's Pregnant!

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The Chubbiest Cheeks You Will Ever See

Brett Singer — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

You know the drill. Cute babies. Those cheeks. Oy! Those cheeks! What a punim!

But this is just ridiculous. Look at those things.

Someone on the site I found this on expressed dismay at the size of the cheeks: "omg that should be child abuse letting an infant get that fat! sick!" Someone else responded with "some babies are chubbier than others... " I think it's just the way the photo was shot. But I could be wrong. Cute, though.

Source: wizonk.com

Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 15th

Whit Honea — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Tom Cruise Pressuring Katie For Another Baby?

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Comedian Wanda Sykes & Wife Alex Welcome Twins!

Jada Pinkett Smith a Lesbian?

Julie Bowen Welcomes Twin Boys

Mary Stuart Masterson Has Reason to Smile!

Manny Ramirez Busted!

Chyler Leigh Welcomes Daughter Anniston

Sean Penn Still Dating Natalie Portman, Robin is Pissed!

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Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 8th

Whit Honea — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

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Elizabeth Edwards Has "No Idea" If John's The Baby Daddy

Jon Gosselin Tells EW Exclusively "I Did NOT Cheat!"

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'Idol' Winner David Cook Announces his Brother's Passing at 5K Race (VIDEO)

Matthew Fox Prepares to get UnLost with Family

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Ed Burns and Christy Turlington Are Not Selfish

Kate Gosselin To Address Rumors About Jon?

Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 1st

Whit Honea — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Details Revealed About SJP Twins: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Her Surrogate!

Rosie O'Donnell's Marital Spat Gets Twittered By Neighbor

BREAKING: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Expecting Twins!

Gavin Rossdale Had A Secret Romance?

Portraits of the Artists as Young Men - Before They Were Famous

Wolverine Goes to Disneyland

Sarah Jessica Parker - Baby Bump On Display

Patton Oswalt Welcomes a Baby Girl

Brangelina Started Because Jennifer Aniston Is A Secret Lesbian?

Jennifer Aniston Adopting A Boy!

Best of FameCrawler - Week of April 24th

Whit Honea — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT

David Beckham's Victoria Tattoo Is Misspelled

David Kellerman -CFO Of Freddie Mac Commits Suicide

Photos Don't Lie: Angelina & Brad Did THIS

In Which Tom Cruise and John Travolta Will Ruin Movies for Our Children and Our Children's Children

Geri Halliwell Reveals Her Dark Past

Guess the Baby Bump!

Celebrity Guess Who: Name the Mom Edition

CBS' Julie Chen Pregnant!

Octomom Nadya Suleman is Ready to Add to The Family, AAACK!

Madonna's Ex-Chef: She's A Self-Centered Mother

Australian Kiddie Show Star Appears In Laddie Mag

Brett Singer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Imagine, if you will, a favorite children's TV show host. In her underwear.

In the case of Kellie Crawford, you don't have to imagine it. Because it happened. Crawford used to be part of the Australian children's television show and music group "Hi-5"; she was replaced by Lauren Brant. (I didn't know any of this, by the way, I just looked it up online.) There's also an American version, in case you were wondering. As far as I know, there are no photos of those performers in their undies.

So what's the fuss? According to News.com.au, "Family groups say Crawford is sending a negative message to little girls." (Presumably little boys just think she's hot? That topic was unaddressed.)

In an interview, Ms. Crawford talks about how she "stripped to her smalls" in Ralph Magazine because she wanted people to see her as something other than a children's performer. As for young "Hi-5" fans seeing the photos, Crawford says that she wouldn't let her kids look at Ralph. (Magazine, that is. Nader, maybe. Well, he can be scary to young children. But I digress.)

This isn't a new phenomenon. Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee (she played Po) is apparently naked on the British series "Metrosexuality". I guess you can't see her face in the costume. And let's not forget the terrible scandal that ensued when (NOT SAFE FOR WORK) this video of Woody from Toy Story saw the light of day.

OK, that last one was a parody. The Teletubbies thing is real, as far as I know.

The thing is, who cares? Are kids really going to see this magazine? If they do, that's their parents' fault for letting them. Right?

Would you be upset if Nitya Vidyasagar from Sesame Street were to do a photo spread in Maxim once her time on PBS is done? Personally, I think it's her business what she wants to do with her business. (Note: I have no idea what Ms. Vidyasagar's career plans are, I'm only using her as an example since she's currently on the air.)

So what do you think? Does it matter if kiddie performers do more "adult" work?

Image: HottiesInTheNews via Buzzfeed

See all of the photos of Kellie Crawford at Ralph Magazine's web site. They're not really safe for work.

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Peeper Madness - Crazy For Peeps

Brett Singer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT

I thought I was into Peeps. I mean, I am. They're tasty. (Some would say sexy. I wouldn't. But some would.) They make great dioramas. And you can control your Wii with them.

But Aaron at Unlikely Words is REALLY into Peeps. So much so that he wrote "Marshmallow Peeps On the Internet - A Study," a collection of over 150 links to pages praising the perfection of the Peep. Actually, that sentence was mostly written for its alliterative properties; some of the sites Aaron links to don't much like Peeps at all.

Housekeeping note: It's Easter Sunday, which means that Peep time has ended. But not really. The day after Easter is when the Peeps go on sale. You can wait a few extra days to get them really cheap (no pun intended), but that's risking having no Peeps at all. So pick up a couple of packs for your kids. And ten or twelve for yourself. They are on sale, after all.

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Peeper Madness - Control Your Wii With Peeps

Brett Singer — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT

In a very real way I don't want to think about how this is possible.

Do Peeps contain some substance that acts as a conductor for Bluetooth, the wireless technology in the Wii-motes? If so, could you use a Peep as a cellphone headset? Could a Peep replace your wireless mouse? And if you eat too many, could some nefarious ne'er do well control you? The mind boggles. Or perhaps I've just eaten too many Peeps.

Source: Gizmodo via Buzzfeed

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Would You Take Your Kids to a Petting Zoo with Lions, Tigers, and Bears?

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:28:00 GMT

In case you’re planning a family vacation and you happen not to care about either animal rights or your children’s limbs, you should totally go to the Lujan Zoo in Argentina, where visitors are allowed to feed, cuddle, or ride the backs of lions, tigers, and bears.

“Even children are allowed to enter the lion's cage and fondle a range of animals that have the potential to kill or maim them,” reports the Daily Mail. Does that sound thrilling or what? Here are some photographic examples of just how close Lujan lets tourists get to deadly animals that appear to be inhumanely sedated (or at least overfed and suicidally bored):

Here’s a photo of the zookeepers “monitoring” the uncaged animals. I’d definitely trust these guys with my life—plus, I’ll bet they know a great place to grab a few tequila shots after all this lion cuddling.

Despite Lujan’s assurance that the keepers love their animals and care about their visitors’ safety, animal rights activists are not convinced. According to the CEO of Born Free Foundation, “Anyone who has any knowledge of big cats will understand that they are wild animals and, as such, are unpredictable....I also note that the zoo makes claims to educate and conserve. Well, if they think teaching people that it's OK to stroke tigers and pet primates is educational, they are just plain wrong.”

Who said anything about educational? This zoo visit is all about bragging rights and Facebook photos.

Photos: Fortuna and The Daily Mail

Peeper Madness - Supeep Court

Brett Singer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:30:00 GMT

This bit of Peeper Madness is inspired. The facial expressions (such as they are; Peeps are not known for their emotional range) are priceless. As the artist who created this image puts it, "The Supreme Court is a wonderful, serious institution of high-minded thinking. Therefore, what better way to memorialize their noble work but in peeps?"

See more Peep-a-rific pics here.

Source: Chicago Tribune via Buzzfeed

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of March 27th

Whit Honea — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

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What They're Babbling About: Pregnancy, the Good, the Bad and the Newly Born

JeanneSager — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:26:00 GMT

Without pregnancy, there wouldn't be a parenting blog for y'all to read, so today's What They're Babbling About goes full bore on making baby.

Most of us would pay beaucoup bucks to keep the cameras at bay during pregnancy. But when the fantastic photog is the baby's daddy, and he writes weekly love notes like this, I think even a pregnancy-induced zitfest could look beautiful - Pacing the Panic Room

Whatever modesty you had pre-pregnancy is gone by the time it comes to the pushing. We'd bare it in Macy's window if it would just . . . make . . . it all go away. This mom came close - Macy's is less than a block from Penn Station, where one intrepid traveler gave birth. - Parent Dish

Breast is best, but what happens when the breastmilk has a toxo-load? Find out why moms are mulling contamination at the boob. - SuperEco

Ever heard two uglies make a pretty? Tell this girl - his ugly face and her ugly soul will make a pretty darn screwed up kid. - Jezebel

This is what we call recession maternity wear - making it work without going up a size. - LilSugar

So you think life is going to be boring now that you're giving up alcohol (for now, anyway) and spending every Friday night in front of Sesame Street? Guess again - changes are afoot. - MomLogic

Image: davhor

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Keep This Kid Away From The Dog

Brett Singer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Is there anything cuter than a little child and his dog? Playing, laughing, enjoying the wonders of life.

Before you answer, you'll want to see the rest of this picture.

Oops. Looks like junior's got a little explaining to do. What's he going to say? The dog did it to himself?

I do wonder why whoever took this photo didn't stop the future tattoo artist. Maybe it was an older brother looking to get a bigger bedroom.

Source: Screencast

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Get National Geographic Book on Mothers for the Photos, Skip the Words

Miriam Axel-Lute — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT

For all its insightful information (for a few years I used to read it cover to cover; I miss it), when most of us think of National Geographic magazine, we think of the stunning photography.

And so, it should come as no surprise that the National Geographic Society's little coffee table book (can it still be a coffee table book if it's little? I guess so) Mothers & Children is full of wonderful photos—some beautiful, some tender, some funny, some awkward in their honesty. I love the juxtaposition of cultures and classes.

It's in my nature to overanalyze, though, and I have to say I would have preferred the book without any words at all over the words that were there: over-the-top, one-sided quotes about selfless, all-consuming motherhood (ick!) and three banal essays by the same guy (Craig Wilson, a USA Today writer, whose privilege to get to write most of the text in the book is never explained. His bio is on the Barnes & Noble listing for the book, but nowhere in the book itself). There's no sense of the complexity of defining motherhood, no acknowledgement that while there are commonalities across cultures, there are also huge differences in the experience of it.

(And how is it that pictures of kids alone fit the theme? Does a child only exist in relation to its mother?)

I would have been much happier to get a couple sentences of context for each photo and draw my own conclusions about what the photos say about the relationship(s) between mother and child.

So get it for the photo-lover in your life (at the NGS bookstore or Amazon), but I recommend skipping the words.

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Whit Honea — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of February 27th

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of February 20th

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of February 13th

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Doggie 101: How to Hug a Baby

JeanneSager — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:00 GMT

If you're one of those parents who starts hyperventilating at the mere thought of a dog around your precious bubbala, a warning: don't read this post.

Because this is full-on doggie/kiddie loving at its best!

The folks over at D for Dog, offer up a Doggie 101 class aptly titled "How to Hug a Baby." They walk your canoodling canine through the obvious - 1. First, spy a baby - to the proper "hug, smile and lean" for the camera.

My daughter's past the baby stage, and these days the hugging is more "pre-schooler wraps arms around the neck of dog and nearly cuts off her breathing." We always step in with a quick "gentle, be gentle!" But I think the kids who've been rolling around on the floor with the dog from day one are usually a little more adept at figuring out the dividing line between loving the dog and LOVING the dog.

You have to watch your dog cuddling with the baby, but a big part of the relationship is built on knowing how your dog is around other people. Do they have to be more gentle with a baby than with us? Sure, but you'd be surprised how acutely aware dogs are of the difference. My seventy-pound lap dog might galumph right over me, but she knew from the get-go that she had to turn on her mother radar with our daughter.

So get on over to D for Dog. The pictures alone are worth a look, but if you're a dog lover the tutorial is definitely a bonus laugh.

Image: D for Dog

Best of FameCrawler: Week of February 6th

Whit Honea — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT

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Family of Man: Birth Photos Shows Everyone But Mom

JeanneSager — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:30:00 GMT

It's one of the most celebrated photos of a child being born - the baby's body is stretched out with the umbilical cord stretched across his glistening body, the black and white making his scrunched up screaming face that much more vibrant.

Yet, nowhere in the picture, is the little boy's mother. Not even Joan Miller's legs are seen in the most famous photo of her life - the moment she gave birth to son David.

The defining shot in Wayne Miller's Family of Man exhibition of 1955 has gained new attention of late thanks to the publication of a book, Wayne F. Miller: Photographs 1942-1958, published late last year, and an article next month's Smithsonian Magazine. Shot on September 19, 1946 (the baby in the picture is now sixty-two), it's no surprise Mrs. Miller was hidden from view. It's surprising that she allowed her husband to be in the room at all, not to mention with a camera in hand. Although most fathers have cameras and sometimes videocameras at the ready for today's labor and delivery (and we expect photos of our friends' newborn, fresh from the womb, to be sent to our phones immediately . . . if not sooner), ours were the first dads to be allowed - or ask to be - into the delivery rooms as common practice.

Making this photo - which was chosen to be sent into space aboard the two Voyager spacecraft - all the more special is the man seen holding newborn David Miller by the leg. It's his grandfather - Wayne Miller's father, and Joan's father-in-law. I can't imagine allowing my father-in-law to be my OB/GYN (eeek), but then, to know the person helping bring your child into the world has almost as much concern for his wellbeing as you do . . . that could do wonders in putting a new mother at ease!

For a shutterbug like me, the piece was an interesting read; but for a Mom, it was even better. Check it out - and see more photos - here.

Images: Wayne Miller, via Smithsonian Magazine