I frigin love Oxfam, ya’ll! Ever since Minnie Driver told me about this fantastic organization last year, I’ve kept my eye on the group and all their accomplishments.
Most recently Oxfam recruited nineteen actors, musicians and activists – including stars like Scarlettt Johansson, Annie Lennox, Colin Firth and Kristin Davis — to sign a climate change [...]
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Think the dollar menu at old Mickey D’s is a good value? YEAH, RIGHT! How about getting 16 MEALS out of that same dollar bill?!
Well that’s exactly how far Feeding America – the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity – can stretch a buck! And to raise more bucks for which to stretch, the charity group [...]
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Have a look at this video featuring Annie Lennox video blogging about Amnesty International and the organization’s new Arts Fund. In terms of passion and sincerity in discussing a cause, about the only other person that comes to mind is Tom Hanks. His videos are filled with just as much down to earth appeal.
Lennox will [...]
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New York City is pretty awesome…and I’m not just saying that cause I live here. I brag about my little city because we’ve been named the latest venue of the Peace One Day Concert!
The concert will take place on September 9th at the Nokia Theater and feature such artists as Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, and Natasha Bedingfield. The event will [...]
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Annie Lennox wants to kick AIDS’ ass and we say HELL YEAH!! This week the singer-songwriter will be participating in the international AIDS conference in Mexico City as an ambassador of Oxfam. Annie is urging artists, musicians, filmmakers and women to keep the issue at the forefront and has launched a campaign called Sing which includes a song she [...]
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Finally, some movie news that doesn’t involve an end-of-the-world scenario.
Back in July, Jude Law accompanied filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to Afghanistan as part of a documentary called The Day After Peace. Law’s deep involvement with the film came about almost on a whim after shooting a promotional segment for the idea. After the take, Gilley said [...]
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It takes a lot to silence actor, humanitarian, and social worker to the people Brad Pitt, but the folks at American Idol did just that on Sunday night.
Pitt was speechless after a nearly 30 second screamfest when he walked onto the American Idol stage to tape a segment for Fox’s second annual Idol Gives Back. [...]
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Good news American Idol fans! Ellen DeGeneres will once again join Ryan Seacrest as the co-host of IDOL GIVES BACK on Wednesday, April 9th (7:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). IDOL GIVES BACK is a music celebration that helps raise funds for various U.S. and international charities, and last year scored an incredible $76 million.
So far, Maroon [...]
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At a recent event in Oslo, Norway, a goggle of stars came out to perform at a concert honoring Nobel Peace Prize winner, Al Gore, and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Norwegian event (sounds cold) was hosted by Kevin Spacey and Uma Thurman with performers such as Kylie Minogue, Alicia Keys, Annie [...]
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R&B singer Chris Brown doesn’t really care much for idea of laundry. The 18-year old was interviewed by Blender magazine and when asked whether or not he wore underwear or went commando (a natural question…), he replied, “Underwear. I wear a new pair of drawers every day. I won’t wash my drawers and put ’em [...]
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