Anderson Cooper and Brits in Roman Clothing

Who the hell did Anderson Cooper piss off at CNN? It seems like he's been in the crosshairs of both of the last two major hurricanes this season. Jesus, Anderson...just apologize already. He needs to be careful, or as John Stewart put it, a flying piece of debris might make him "Anderson Cooper 180."

On a completely different note...why is it that Hollywood feels the need to drape every production involving the Roman Empire in British accents? I began watching HBO's Rome tonight, and every actor/actress was British, or an American faking the accent! Is most of America stupid enough to believe that any sort of European accent provides even a little autheticity to a saga about a people who's language and accents died a long long time ago? I am pretty confident that he entire line of Caesars are rolling in their tombs knowing that Brittania is representing their culture.