Marilyn Manson offends the Swiss, Judi Dench disses Harvey Weinstein, and will "M*A*S*H" be revisited? Plus: The hottest online hit -- "The Meatrix"!

By Karen Croft

Dec. 1, 2003 |

Well, it's good to know that the U.S. isn't the only country with Christians who try to stop culture. In Zurich, Switzerland, a group called Christians for Truth tried to prevent Marilyn Manson from performing to a sellout crowd Sunday because the show, in their view, was "offensive to the majority of the population" (Marilyn rips Bibles, among other things). But the Zurich district prosecutor, acting very Swiss, said he hasn't decided yet whether to charge the artist with anything. (ABC News)

CBS is considering making a "M*A*S*H" movie that would cast new actors in the classic roles made famous on the television series by Alan Alda et al., to tell the story of the making of the series. You gotta worry that someone's going to complain the show was too antiwar and try to yank it off the air. Be strong, CBS, be strong! (TV Guide)

Here's one to see: Mick Jagger will be knighted on Dec. 12 and he's bringing his 90-year-old dad along for the ride. Let's see a photo of that duo so we'll know what Mick will look like onstage at that age! (Ananova)

Speaking of cheeky Brits with titles, Dame Judi Dench is one rare bird who dares to tell it like it is. Rumors are that she and the powerful-as-Henry VIII Miramax mogul Harvey Weinstein had a falling out. The grand actress, who starred in such Miramax hits as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Chocolat," said, "Oh, Harvey's gone off me. Perhaps he knows I've had his tattoo removed from my bum." I hate the expression but, You go, girl. (MSNBC)

Note: The hottest "movie" on the Internet these days is "The Meatrix" -- a 3-minute anti-factory farming spoof that stars a young pig named Leo who is approached by a trench-coated cow named Moopheus who shows him the ugly truth about agribusiness. It was created by GRACE, the New York-based Global Resource Action Center for the Environment. A sense of humor is a good thing in an environmentalist.

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