Love, hate, same banana almost.
Scientists at University College London have found that romantic love and hate use the same circuits in the brain. Turns out there really is a thin line between love and hate, only hate is more rational.
“One major difference between love and hate appears to be in the fact that large parts of the cerebral cortex – associated with judgement and reasoning – become de-activated during love, whereas only a small area is deactivated in hate.”
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Photo: Saffy and Mat during a truce in the ongoing battle for headcat.
So you can hate someone with good reason, and love someone for no reason whatsoever. Hate, reasonable. Love, bonkers.
Meanwhile:Â Following the revelation that Vogue’s Anna Wintour has a crush on 300’s Gerald Butler, Radar compiled a list of Wintour’s suitors, lovers, crushes, including LeBron James, Eric Idle (!) and…
“Roger Federer: During last year’s U.S. Open, Anna was asked by a reporter what her favorite tennis couture of the season was. “Anything that Roger wears,” she replied with a “girlish giggle.” Anna can frequently be found courtside cheering Roger on in his private box, despite the fact that he has a long-time girlfriend. More amazingly, she smiles and takes off her signature Chanel frames while watching him play. We hear she’s even had him out to her summer home in Mastic, Long Island.”
They forgot to mention that she once dated Christopher Hitchens.
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November 6th, 2008 at 06:47
It’s why we apply the same 4-letter word (f*ck) to both a lover and to a cursed enemy. Love and hate, sex and violence. Our brains are a glorious mess of contradictory overlapping impulses, it’s a wonder sometimes how human beings ever get anything done.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:20
That’s why I am wary of girls (or should I say women) who hate their exes. Now if a woman is indifferent about her exes, then it’s safe to assume that she finally has gotten over him. Indifferrence (apathy), as they say, is the opposite of love.
Of course, there are exceptions. But that’s the rule of thumb I go by.
Sometimes.
November 6th, 2008 at 13:56
So, okay, you’re the devil who wears Prada, what does the cringing mass expect of you at end of every heel-grinding day, go to bed alone? Sure she could be a lover or, what, man-hater at its finest, very well then we sure could let her have anyboby she wants. Now if hate be more reasonable a virtue than love, my guess is this Miss Anna Wintour can be Obama’s Monica Lewinsky the minute the guy is inducted to office. Wait did I hear she hosted an Obama fundraiser with Sarah Jessica Parker?
November 6th, 2008 at 15:13
Eric Idle? Why Eric Idle? Is it because he looked good in a dress?
Mas pogi naman si John Cleese. O si Michael Palin. Chapman’s pogi too, it’s really bad news for women that he’s gay (the gay guys were lucky), and an alcoholic (and dead).
November 6th, 2008 at 20:29
Don’t want to ruin your day, but:
http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/11/happy_belated_birthday_a_dubs.html
November 7th, 2008 at 01:39
Aww. She looks thrilled, he looks spiffy, no problem.
November 7th, 2008 at 04:44
Isn’t it Gerard Butler? I had a vice-principal called Gerard, so it kind of stood out to me. Then again, maybe there is some famous man-whore called Gerald Butler that I just never heard about. :)
Cheers.
November 11th, 2008 at 10:14
it has to be Eric Idle, he’s the most “bishonen” of the Pythons