Monthly Archives: July 2009

Bruce Willis Rebuilding Ski Lodge With Passive Solar Design

by Michael dEstries

Did anyone else know the Bruce Willis owns a small ski resort? Well, it’s for day-skiing only, but the actor owns a day lodge and apparently the rights to skiing

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World Humanitarian Honor Proposed For Michael Jackson

by Michael dEstries

During her speech at Michael Jackson’s Memorial today in Los Angeles, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) showed off a resolution honoring the life and work of Michael Jackson. According to

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Watch: Ethan Hawke Narrates High Line Park History Video

by Michael dEstries

With the first major part of the High Line “Park in the sky” project now open, many New Yorkers are enjoying a green space that’s been many years in the

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Michael Jackson’s Solid Bronze Gold-Plated Coffin

by Michael dEstries

What’s the opposite of a green burial? You’re looking at it. While we expected nothing less from a man known for his ridiculously extravagant lifestyle, it’s still too bad that

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No Surprise: Naomi Campbell To Front New Fur Ad Campaign

by Michael dEstries

For most of us, it comes as no surprise that Naomi Campbell is set to appear in a new ad campaign promoting fur for designer Dennis Basso. The model long

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A Sealed Fate: 90,000 Seals To Be Clubbed To Death In Namibia

by Michael dEstries

While there have been many positive developments in the fight against seal slaughter this year, there is a still a long way to go before the bloodshed ends. It’s with

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Watch: Billy Zane Comments On U.N. Renewable Energy Conference

by Michael dEstries

I had absolutely no idea that Billy Zane was such a renewable energy junkie. We’ve very little here on the site to indicate as much — so to hear him

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