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.

Singer Mariah Carey has revealed that not only does she sleep a whopping 15 hours a night (IS there 15 hours in the night?), she also uses “20 humidifiers around [her] bed.” Yikes. I wonder how much water that is a night? [Editor's note: Not to mention the electricity!]

Marama Davidson, daughter of actor and New Zealand Green Party Member Rawiri Paratene (Whale Rider, Xena: Warrior Princess), painted her pregnant belly with the words “Vote for Me” in green in support of her father’s Party while doing outreach at Auckland University.

Kerri Russell was recently spotted with an organic Ergobaby Carrier when out and about with son, River. Want one for your own green tot? Click here.

The New York Public Library’s 2008 Library Lions benefit was the place to be for many celebs on Monday. Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose, and Ivanka Trump, among others, all made an appearance. The benefit honored Edward Albee, Ashley Bryan, Nora Ephron, and Salman Rushdie; and one of my all-time favorite writers, Nobel Laureate and Library Trustee, Toni Morrison, was the Master of Ceremonies.