Paul Newman Dies at 83
Screen legend and philanthropist Paul Newman has died of cancer in Connecticut at the age of eighty-three. Those who knew him, talk not only about his acting ability but also about how important he was as a person.
Newman spent millions of dollars building camps for sick children, and he also created the Newman's Own food line, which donates all of its profits to charity. It has raised millions of dollars already, and undoubtedly will continue to raise millions more.
Newmans career spanned more than 50 years, and he will be missed by the acting community and the public at large for a long time to come. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Newman had humble upbringings and even had some trouble in his early life. His rebound to become such a huge star and give back so much to others was a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
Tags: Celebrity Deaths, paul newmanClooney Upgrades His Green Ride
What the hell was Clooney thinking while he was tooling around in his crappy little one seater eco-car? This is friggin' embarrassing!
With that one thought Clooney's craptastic electric car the Tango was traded in for a more suitable vehicle for someone of his incredible hotness. The Tesla Roadster.
The Tesla Roadster is one sweet ass electric sports car. This electric car is far from embarrassing with a respectable speed of 0-60 in four seconds.
Loading ...Arrest Warrant for “Heroes” Cheerleader – Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere is one actress that I just want to pick up, hug and tell her everything is going to be okay. Not only is Hayden a cutie patooty but also an ass kick'n activist. I guess even the pampered youth in Hollywood have to find out the ugly truth one way or another...People suck.
Japan issued an arrest warrant for actress Hayden Panettiere for protesting with a surf board along side other activist, in Taiji on Oct. 27th. The protest was against the killing of dolphins which occurs in the coastal village of Taiji. Taiji slaughters thousands of dolphins in the cove every year.
"I learned today that I have an arrest warrant out for me in Japan because of what I did for Save the Whales," Panettiere, 18, is quoted as telling E! News.Late last month, the actress-activist participated with others in a confrontation with fisherman during a dolphin hunt.
Asked what the repercussions might be from the warrant, Panettiere said, "Potentially jail, but I doubt it. ... I guess they could come here and get us, but probably not."
Would Do It Again Panettiere said the arrest warrant does not faze her. "I'd do it again," she said of the protest. "Very possibly, might do it again."
The actress added that the personal risks involved paled in comparison to the potential good that could come from the activists' actions.
"I was very excited that people were interested in what we did," she said. "In [Hollywood], you tend to only get publicity for not wearing underwear or going to rehab."
Source: People.com
Loading ...Celebrity Oops – Sheryl Crow?
Sheryl Crow's infamous remark that limitations should be placed on the amount of toilet paper we can use has generated a circus of well deserved criticism, sarcasm, and ...well, this:
"Global Warming Wipeout..." -- USA Today
"Crow's toilet paper fix to be butt of jokes!" -- Gristmill
"Toilet Paper Law - A Wipe Out?" -- The Spoof
"Crow flies one sheet to the wind" -- The Chicago Sun-Times
Another Celebrity Oops? Well, maybe something worse. Sheryl Crow now claims the ridiculous statement was a joke designed to raise awareness. Ok, fine. But here's where I still think this is another really stupid celebrity blunder:
Celebrities (and politicians) are among the worst polluters on planet earth. These rich and famous people often travel by personal or charted private jet. One crossing of the U.S. can burn the fuel a normal person uses to travel for 10 years... and that's just going one way. When celebrities and politicians take U.S. and world tours they can burn more than a lifetime of fuel for you and I. So where do they get off telling us what environmentalism is?
The big oops here is in the very notion of what she is trying to project. Conserving toilet paper is silly. You might as well conserve tomato juice. Both are products of renewable resources, usually grown on farms. Ok, so minor celebrity oops right? ..not so fast.
We had other misguided do-gooders screw up our way of life. Recycling anyone? Ok, so most of you think recycling is a good idea right? Well it's not. AND if you are setting your plastic bottles and paper products out at the curb, you are HARMING the environment (and wasting tax dollars).
Recycling paper and plastic products costs more than making them from scratch. Costing more should be our first clue -- the cost is a reflection of the resources needed to complete a product. First, someone has to come to your house to collect this extra garbage. If you had thrown it out, then only one trip was needed. Then, this garbage ends up at a recycling plant. These plants are subsidized with your tax dollars. There's another clue: these guys can't economically recycle your stuff and earn a profit. They need more resources (and your money) than the guys that make plastic and paper from scratch! Ok... so I am not gonna continue ranting about stupid celebrity and politician created messes right now. The point is, this is another celebrity oops even if she was joking.
If you REALLY want to save the environment, then invent or invest. Invent a new process of doing something more efficiently, invent a new renewable fuel source, or invest in companies already doing these things. And for god's sake, keep government and celebrities away from regulating us into the stone ages. The environment is a problem, but if we get these jackasses involved with it, it will make the failed drug war, the failed war on poverty, the failing war for education, and gun-free zones like VT seem like government's best conceptions.
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