In promotion of their new film Julia and Julia, Meryl Streep and Nora Ephron recently had an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS. Streep in particular was asked if she ever met the late great chef Julia Child and shared an interesting “organic” tidbit. While we’re having trouble finding an exact clip, we did get this nice summation off of a Google groups forum:

“Caught Charlie Rose on PBS last night interviewing Streep and Nora Ephron about the film. Both regretted never having actually met Julia and a story Streep told surprised me a bit. I think most of us think of Julia Child as a rather jolly, kind woman, but many years ago Streep contacted her hoping for her support with an organization she’d started for the purpose of encouraging people to raise & eat organic foods. She was quite stunned upon receiving a fairly cranky and dismissive letter in reply from Julia herself…”

“…Streep explained that she contacted Julia because she’d foolishly assumed that as a chef who encouraged the use of the very best ingredients, she’d have an appreciation for organic foods and might wish to publicly endorse the idea. At that time, Streep said the concept of raising/marketing organic foods was pretty new and Child wasn’t interested. She made a point of saying that years later – after Alice Waters came along – Julia changed her mind about “organic” foods and embraced the philosophy.”

For those that didn’t hear, it was also revealed several years ago that Child was a spy in a secret organization formed by President Franklin Roosevelt during the Second World War. It’s true! Of all things, she also helped work on a project to develop a shark repellent, to stop sharks from exploding underwater mines.

And now, you know.

Big news!! 14 of the world’s most popular female singers are getting together for one big charity-supporting diva fest. That’s right, stars like Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles, Fergie (and Ecorazzi superbabes) Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood and Sheryl Crow are planning to record Just Stand Up for the Stand Up To Cancer charity, which will be released to download from September 2nd.

Not only are these lovely ladies laying down the track, they’ll also be performing the song at the Stand Up To Cancer benefit show, which is set to air simultaneously on three US television networks – ABC, NBC and CBS – on September 5th.

Stand Up To Cancer is an initiative of the Entertainment Industry Foundation which calls on the showbiz world to help fight cancer. A slew of other stars will be in attendance such as Christina Applegate, Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker.

So set the TiVo, download the tune and do your part to kick the crap out of cancer!

More hydrogen-porn to go along with your morning coffee!

Last night, the premiere of the new musical film Mamma Mia! was held in NYC and hitting the red-carpet with some green wheels were Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. The former 007, and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, were the first to pull up to the red carpet in their BMW H7 – the world’s first hydrogen car for everyday use. Following close behind was Streep in her own silver BMW H7.

The film, which also star actor Colin Firth — wait a minute?! — why wasn’t Firth arriving to the scene in an eco-friendly car? Did he walk? Doesn’t he own, I don’t know, A GREEN STORE in London?! Yo, BMW, hook a fella up!

Mamma Mia! opens this weekend…