Alison Jackson has photographed

Angelina Jolie breastfeeding her baby

and Britney taking off her knickers

Or are they? The likenesses are uncanny,

but of course, her subjects are lookalikes

Likeness becomes real

Fantasy touches on the believable

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Keywords: celebrity, art

George Bush has received an extensive series of electroshock treatments combined with anti-psychotic medication after his insane comments about starting World War III over Iran.

The treatments were commissioned by a concerned Republican Party and were administered by renowned psychiatrist Dr. Felix Fassbinder of the Mayo Clinic and the FDA.

"I had to zap the poor bastard many times and inject him with anti-psycho crap until he became coherent," said Dr. Fassbinder. "Cheney required even more of the stuff."

"We have also turned the White House into a large padded cell, to prevent them from harming themselves when they swing from the chandeliers and bounce around on their pogo sticks," the doctor added.   more »

Oh, but the Bush Regime is "winning" the war, of course.

Counter-insurgency doctrine rules that the enemy must be controlled with social, political, ideological and psychological weapons, and risks have to be taken so civilians can be protected.

The surging Petraeus turned that upside down. Or maybe not - he's just providing his own scholarly follow-up to the indiscriminate bombings of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the 1960s and 1970s.

Petraeus, His master's voice, might as well call an air strike over the whole of Mesopotamia and then call it "victory".   more »

America Is Finished, Washed Up, Kaput...

Foreign investors and central banks around the world

have lost confidence in US markets

and are headed for the exits

The dollar is sinking, the country is insolvent,

and its leaders are barking mad

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Keywords: dollar, devaluation, america, crisis, meltdown, economy

Angela Davis was intrigued to see recently that a significant number of young black women to whom she was delivering a talk were wearing images of her from the 70s on their T-shirts. She asked what the image meant to them.

"They said it made them feel powerful and connected to other movements," she says.

"It was really quite moving. It really had nothing to do with me. They were using this image as an expression of who they would like to be and what they would like to do.

"I've given up trying to challenge commodification in that respect. It's an unending battle and you never win any victories."   more »