In Need Of Help (For Feeling Blue)

"The caricature of celebrity-friendly religions, of course, is that they are long on consolation and short on anything else, such as uncongenial moral codes or an actual God whose own celebrity, celeb-watching snarks suggest, might occasionally overshadow the star's own. This may be part of the appeal of Buddhism, however vaguely understood it may be by many Westerners who flirt with it. Anyone can latch on to ideas of individual spiritual growth and the pursuit of physical and mental well-being. After all, it sounds a lot like therapy. Everyone in Hollywood understands that."

-- Stephanie Bunbury, with an excellent article on celebrities and their desire for "transcendence," in The Brisbane Times.

Yes, that's Heidi Klum in the photo,...read the article and see who else is as nuts as she is.