Two Things that Confuse Me

1) The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. First of all, it is wierd that a country called "Macedonia" even exists. That is the sort of thing that should only exist in the ancient past, sort of like the Roman Empire, or Persia. Second, I find it funny that Greece won't let Macedonia be called simply "Macedonia," because they think that Macedonia is really part of Greece. So now the Macedonians are stuck with a name that's reminiscent of The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.
2) Actors who can actually sing. It's sort of backwards that it's the ones who can really sing who don't make big deals out of that fact, but the ones who can't have these gigantic double careers. Take, for example, Ewan McGregor and Hilary Duff. On one hand, we have Ewan, appearing in Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, and others. I recently saw Moulin Rouge for the first time, and he is an incredible singer. Full, deep voice that can do all sorts of stuff the rest of us mere mortals can only dream of. Now, in his role in Star Wars, you really wouldn't look at Obi Wan Kenobi and think "Oh look, there's a guy who's voice can do things the rest of us mere mortals can only dream of," now would you? I wouldn't. Hilary Duff, on the other hand, seems to need to find the opportunity to sing in every one of her rather pathetic movie roles. Not that she can act or sing in the first place. But it turns out the we need to see her in roles such as: a girl at music camp, a girl who gets mistaken for a pop star, and many more (Cadet Kelly, A Cinderella Story, Agent Cody Banks). And yet, she's the one going on tour as we speak. That is what I call a backwards world.
Ah, well.

@Wabson:
I need some more STone...