One of the many advantages of being a Globe and Mail subscriber is getting periodic Globe Recognition emailings.

Today's is for the Yummy Mummy Guilt-Free Millcroft Getaway.

And what is a Yummy Mummy?

A true yummy mummy is someone who struggles to find the impossible balance between the single woman she used to be, the woman she's become, the professional she works hard to be, the wife she aspires to be and the mother she has to be. Basically, she's confused and exhausted (emphasis mine).

Hmm. Go on. Any trailblazers in this area?

The Millcroft Inn and Spa has partnered with the Yummy Mummy Club and Erica Ehm, Canada's original yummy mummy (?!?!), to bring you an extraordinary getaway package tailor-made for the Yummy Mummies, or Yummy Mummies-to-be, out there.

Basically, my image of Ms. Ehm was formed during her MuchMusic years. Not being a consumer of specialty television, I apparently missed her transition to national Yummy Mummy icon.

Frankly, I'm not expecting a high volume of responses, given that yummy mummies don't appear to be a disproportionately large component of my readership demographic, but a few questions:

• Are confusion and exhaustion the key identifying characteristics of the yummy mummy?
• If you are a yummy mummy, do you look on Erica Ehm as a role model?

That will be all. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Two documentarians sponsored by Israel's Media Education Foundation have produced Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

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Democracy Now! hosted a panel discussion on coverage of the war in Lebanon. The panelists were Peter Hart of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, Gideon Levy of Ha'aretz and Habib Battah, managing editor of Middle East Broadcasters Journal.

Democracy Now! talks to Mohamad Bazzi, Newsday's Middle East bureau chief.

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Saw it. Liked it!

However, I think it was a huge mistake not to reuse the original theme music.

Whenever the words "Miami Vice" pop into my head, the Jan Hammer score immediately starts playing. :)

Geoff Pevere's review in the Toronto Star, who gave it three-and-a-half stars, says what I would say if I had time (and talent. :) )  Jason Anderson in Eye gave it three, and his criticisms were ones that I share.

Liam Lacey, writing in last week's Globe, gave it three-and-a-half stars. John Harkness in Now magazine gave it three.

Israeli news anchor David Witzthum has covered lots of terrible events in his career, and has taken time to think about what social role the news media must play in the aftermath of a terror attack.

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That was the conclusion of two analysis pieces done by the NYT and The Globe and Mail and published Thursday.

Actually, Israel's Haaretz had a fairly similar take, only it was published Tuesday. :)

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Dubya issued a statement while hustling down to his Texas retreat Thursday. He called for Cuba to embrace democracy.

In the BBC story on the release, somebody inserted the following comment from a reader:

HAVE YOUR SAY Do they really want Iraqi-style democracy and US-style capitalism? payman, Hyattsville, US Send us your comments

There are reports that Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq has warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that although the situation isn't hopeless, Iraq will likely break up along religious lines..

Actually, Gen. John Abizaid,  the U.S.'s top general in the Middle East told the Senate Armed Forces committee on Thursday that a civil war in Iraq along religious lines is possible if the sectarian violence can't be controlled.

Beeb defence correspondent Paul Reynolds offers this analysis:

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In the late 1990s, Orna Shimoni helped lead protests against Israel's occupation of Lebanon. Now, she wholeheartedly supports her country's attempts to destroy Hezbollah. Here's why.

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