Courageous, and the cash to prove it. Actor-director Sean Penn buys a $125,000 ad in the NYT to mock Bush and his illegal war. And does a bang-up job of it, too, thank you very much.

Of course, as the Guardian/UK points out:

Figures who have offered much milder criticism, as did the Dixie Chicks in London this year, have been subjected to death threats and boycotts.