"Looking pale and wan is a losing proposition"

"The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans," asserts tragically vapid cinematic heroine Gwyneth Paltrow (above in the full bloom of her beauty and happiness as Viola De Lesseps in the 1998 Academy-Award-winning "Shakepeare in Love"). How quickly they forget -- more likely they never even had a clue -- from where their blessings come.

"I love the English lifestyle, it's not as capitalistic as America," opines the clueless Marx-lite falling star Gwyneth Paltrow, who "feels dinner talk is far more interesting in her adopted homeland Britain than back in her native country." We guess it depends upon what your definition of "interesting" is, not to mention "dinner talk." What if she had ever emerged from her Pauline Kael bubble to take a moment to study the writings and follow the personal histories of our Founding Fathers, not to mention John Winthrop's "City upon a hill"? But no. Forget history. For Gwyneth, reflexive anti-American "lifestyle" is all. It is her birthright:

"I like living here because I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans," the 34-year-old pouted added.

She said having US pop star Madonna, 48, who married British film director Guy Ritchie six years ago, nearby was another crutch advantage to living in London.

"She's like an older sister. Everything I have gone through, she brought upon herself went through ten times worse and ten times longer. She gives me good advice about how to say no and take care of myself," said Paltrow.

"The bad side of American psychology." How about the bad side of human nature? No, we didn't think so. Bush's fault™ comes to mind. It's totally predictable that the offspring of the wicked awesome, top-shelf American actress Blythe Danner and her brilliant late Brit husband producer Bruce Paltrow would be so out of touch with everyday reality that the youngster wouldn't have the least idea what we were talking about when we say that freedom isn't free. Our imail correspondent, who -- like Cosmo in "Moonstruck" -- knows everything, explains:

Gwyneth Paltrow got TOTALLY sucked up into the "Hollywood Thing" when she won an Oscar for a fairly pedestrian role, and she knows it . . . she is now realizing that looking pale and wan is a losing proposition. Check out Britney's crotch.

Adds Susan, "That's Show Biz!"

Comments

[Teresa]

So her movies and all the lovely money she's made have been in Britain.... ah I thought not. In other words she loves all that money Americans are willing to shell out for her movie bits. And even though she'll take the money, one assumes while holding her nose, she'd rather not live amongst the swine (at least that's how I read it)

Then again why would we listen to anything said by someone who would name their child "Apple".

[bird dog]

All true. But she does have a certain...charm.

[pam]

Dinner talk more interesting in Britain? Who was she dining with here in the states... hog farmers?

We talk about what we know at mealtime - and I'm sure the disingenuous Gwyneth could have found sparkling dinner conversation with others who share her interests here.

...but to reference Madonna? Ewww... even hog farmers have more taste.

[Gayle Miller]

Have you ever heard the woman speak without a script. She has the IQ of a blade of grass!