Lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living

Britney, or, The New Heloïse

For my part, I am convinced that it would be as easy to change a blonde into a brunette as a fool into a man of genius.

— Rousseau

Britney Spears has changed her hair color In other Britney news, nice to see the Daily Mail targetting her for a bit of health-as-discipline propaganda.

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