Rohin Guha
January 27, 2010
Forbes released a list of the 10 most trusted celebrities. Culled together by E-Poll, the rundown "ranked the A-list names Americans rated the highest in for trustworthiness, awareness and appeal." These are stars who have been so consistently respectable that we allow them creative flexibility (Tom Hanks in Philadelphia to Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.) We feel reassured when we hear them. (James Earl Jones' voice-overs for CNN for example.) There's not an offensive name on the list (maybe Will Smith, what with his Scientology links), but at the same time, there's only a single lady--Sally Field. Which makes us wonder: Why doesn't America trust its leading ladies?


Are you still holding onto that
Today marks that precious day of the year when mothers and fathers all over the world are expected to strap the nicest leash they can find onto their daughters' rhinestone chokers and drag them along to their places of employ. Once there, daughters can learn about the magical wonders of the working world, hopefully picking up a few effective expletives as well. Although today, little Helvetica might find herself accompanying daddy to a dim dive instead, where she'll sip on Shirley Temples while thumbing through that last Harry Potter book as daddy gets flushed on whiskey gingers and rails about loyalty, integrity, and the general bullshittery of being laid off. But Hollywood isn't beleaguered with boring unemployeds! Celebrities, unlike bland regular people, are still making money. Regardless, here are a few who I implore to call a sitter (