The latest celebrities to join the chorus of those making noise about Darfur: Elle Macpherson, Germaine Greer, and, in my opinion, the best actress in the whole world -- Cate Blanchett. The three signed an open letter that ran in papers this weekend, which said in part:

The crisis in Darfur and eastern Chad remains one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The international community must not look the other way as the situation deteriorates