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May 7th 2008

Miley Cyrus Designs Yoga Bag For Breast Cancer Charity

Filed under: campaigns — michael @ 2:43 pm

In the wake of tumultuous controversy surrounding her Vanity Fair photo shoot, actress/singer Miley Cyrus has kept a low profile — but that doesn’t mean she’s not out there putting her fame to good use. The 15-year-old recently teamed up with her mother, Trish Cyrus, to help out a charity women battling breast cancer. From the article,

“The Libby Ross Foundation said Miley and Trish Cyrus were among a list of celebrity mothers and daughters helping raise funds for the charity by decorating yoga bags with Swarovski jewels that will be listed on eBay for sale from May 5-15. Other celebrities duos include Susan Sarandon and daughter Eva Amurri and Hayden Panettiere and her mother Lesley Panattiere.”

Interested in picking up one of these yoga bags (your friends will swoon!), jump here to take a look at the auction. Miley’s is currently up to $102. The auction ends May 15th.

via Fan Fare

April 23rd 2008

Celebrity Teens Go Green! Kewl Magazine’s Eco Issue Is GR8.

Filed under: green and famous, magazines, thegreenpicture, web — parrish @ 1:04 pm

As a mid-twenty, non-parent, only child dude, I am happy to say that I’m totally tweenless. That is, on an average day I have about zero exposure to anything intended for people under the age of about 18. So you’ll excuse me if I step out of my comfort zone and cover something a little more…tweeny.

KEWL Magazine, a magazine considered to be the Entertainment Weekly for kids, is showing youngsters that protecting the planet from global warming can be…well kewl. Expanding on its regular Go Green feature, KEWL celebrated Earth Day with an jam packed green issue, including teen celebrity ‘green’ pledges, information on endangered sites and endangered animals, and tons of information on how your favorite kind-of-awkward, semi-moody tween can get involved.

The issue also featured the Top Ten Green Celebs including Hayden Panettiere, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, Bindi Irwin, and more. Also, celebrity posters place top celebs in front of world destinations threatened by global warming. Along with the celebs, over twenty earth-friendly companies donated products as prize give-a-ways in the magazine, including necklaces made of recycled precious metals, re-usable gift bags, and solar cell phone chargers.

So grab that eye-rolling, five-foot-something bundle of joy in your life and go pick up Kewl Magazine’s new green issue or visit their website. GO BAYSIDE! (That’s a little something from my tween years.)

April 7th 2008

The Green Quote: Miley Cyrus Is A Vegetarian But Hates Vegetables

Filed under: food & drink — michael @ 12:28 pm

“I hate them all, even though I’m vegetarian. I basically eat pasta every day. How can something taste good that’s green.”

– Actress/Performer Miley Cyrus on getting enough veggies.

April 7th 2008

American Idol Silences Brad Pitt During Idol Gives Back Taping

Filed under: film-tv, green and famous, television — parrish @ 11:51 am

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. Once the audience calmed down Pitt tried to say “thank you,” but his microphone wasn’t working. So Idol stage manager Debbie McVickers rushed up to see what was wrong and joked that she “just needed a reason to touch him.” Another female production assistant was also needed and McVickers joked again, “We need more women to touch him.” Oh McVickers you funny little so and so.

Last year, the inaugural Idol Gives Back campaign raised more than $75 million for domestic and international charities and this year they’ve already beat that number after a $200 million pledge by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to pay for 20 million mosquito nets for African families in need. Nice one, Gordo! The campaign also paid tribute to Pitt’s Make It Right foundation to help rebuild homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Don’t miss Idol Gives Back on Wednesday, April 9th and catch performances by Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Gloria Estefan and Mariah Carey.

March 29th 2008

Miley Cyrus Gets A Smart Fortwo Convertible!

Filed under: cars-houses, travel — michael @ 10:13 am

Miley Cyrus (aka, Hannah Montana, shhh…) is apparently going to be hitting the streets of LA in her very own convertible smart Fortwo car. Since she’s currently still only 15, we’re not sure if this will be her main vehicle come sweet 16 or simply something for promotional use. After all, it does have “Miley - Girls Night Out” painted on the side — which would basically give a clear signal to paparazzi to “Look over here!” 

Either way, the smart is a great car for parking in some tight spaces and even better for mileage — at about 40+ mpg. Rock on Miley! For more on the little smart, check out the official site here.

March 4th 2008

Second Annual Idol Gives Back To Include Pitt, Bono, Underwood

Filed under: music, television — michael @ 12:22 pm

With last year’s first ever Idol Gives Back generating $76 million for charity, organizers are ramping up this year’s efforts to include even more celebrity power. The night’s line-up includes Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend and Snoop Dogg. [Ed note: Because nothing says family entertainment like Snoop Dogg.]

While no charities or organizations have been named yet as beneficiaries of the event, there no doubt will be a wide range of groups set to take part. From the article,

“While last year’s two-hour show was spread over the course of two nights, this time around, “Idol Gives Back” has been condensed to a one-night, but still two-hour, show. It airs Apr. 9.”

I haven’t watched Idol for a few seasons, but I love the idea of leveraging the massive audience numbers to help make a difference for charities. For more info, check out the official site here.