A Saturn EV1 — the ill-fated star of the doc Who Killed The Electric Car — recently sold at auction for $465,000! The price is incredible — but even more amazing may be the fact that only a handful of these vehicles still exist after GM went about rounding them up and sending them to the landfill; a fact not lost on the seller who claims that GM is still after him for the car. Perhaps his only saving grace is that he currently lives in Canada. [Read more...]

The creator of Airplane, David Zucker, whose latest film, An American Carol, takes a swipe at left-wing politics, is still a treehugger at heart. “I’m in a bunch of environmental groups,” he said, including Tree People. “I think you can be a Republican and still be into these other fine things.” Zucker also has two hybrid cars and solar panels on the roof of his home. [Read more...]

Could Bruno — Sacha Baron Cohen’s German alter-ego — have found a fan in ethical fashion designer Stella McCartney? The character sat second row at a McCartney show sparking rumors he was invited. Bruno sat smoothing his hair dring the unveiling, showing “wild approval for some looks, disdain for others.” [Read more...]