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Mel Gibson’s strident personality and explosive creativity is a volatile combination of madman artiste du jour, movie-maker auteur and rocket powered jet pack superstar. In an era of faded glory and replaceable marquee heroes as famous faces burn up in tabloids and headline television, Gibson has become fodder for TMZ and other hound dog journalism feeding our insatiable appetite for the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Eventually it will get easier and invariably we’ll come around to the ills of mad Mel maximus primicus because there are always other Hollywood necks stretched out for some wondrous new and spectacular failure. Continue reading →