From Handbags to Hooligans
26 Jan 2007
We wish we were an Oscar maybe winner
Dreamy Al's got this Oscar nod in the bag ... an Ecoist bag made from movie billboards, that is. (Yeah, we did!) We give the eco-totes two thumbs up, though we could think of a few other things to do with a larger-than-life McConaughey.
Photo: Ecoist
Image: London Westin
Baby, it's warm inside
Instructed to illustrate our dystopian future via creative covers, artists envisioned an NYC tsunami, a global warming fallout shelter, and Paris Hilton frolicking in a glacierless Iceland. Hard to imagine? Well, yeah -- presumably Miss Hilton concerns herself more with things that shrink when they get cold.
Jet fretting
As Chas sacrifices his vacation for the good of Gaia, inquiring Brits want to know: Should they really give up flying? Better question: Why does the next Jesus fly so much? Couldn't he just walk across the pond?
Photo: iStockphoto
Photo: The Park School
Grist List: not suitable for children
These fourth graders are fuc ... flippin' awesome. They give a dam ... darn about recycling, their short films are hel ... hecka cool, and Recycling Boy kicks ass ... behind. Oh shi ... shoot, we totally said "ass." We suck as role models.
Seen something weird, wacky, or wonderful in the environmental world? Think it deserves a place on The List?
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