Vice Paying Tribute to Virtue: In spite of making his opponent's alleged "ties" to Hollywood (itself a banal use of code) a major theme in his campaign, George "Macaca" Allen turns out to be one of the leading recipients of contributions from The Industry. I can see why Allen is sucking at the trough, but what do the studios get out of a relationship with the Senate's most unreconstructed racist? Something to think about the next time some exec or agent whines about Mel Gibson....