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From Bono to Booty


By Sarah van Schagen and Sarah K. Burkhalter
07 Dec 2007
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Photo: James Devaney / WireImage.com
Photo: James Devaney / WireImage.com

And ... action!

Costner's not too merry about Sherwood's fate, Bono's building a skyscraper with or without you, Gore gets animated for Futurama, Jacko goes eco, and Guns N' Roses wants you to Slash energy use. And that's just this week; next week, Hollywood Goes Green.
 
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Photo: iStockphoto
Photo: iStockphoto

I can't stop this eeling

Yule wanna rock around this Christmas tree -- because it's electric (boogie woogie woogie!). For eels, yo.
 
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Postal's well that ends well

Have piles of lemons? Make lemonade. Have piles of junk mail? Make art.
 
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The best little light bulb in Texas

Texas has a state bird (mocking), footwear (cowboy boot), tie (bolo), pepper (jalapeño), and cooking implement (Dutch oven). Now, five mayors wanna say howdy to a state light bulb: the CFL. Way to see the light, y'all.
Texas CFL.
 
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Photo: free range studios
Photo: free range studios

Stuff happens

What you gon' do with all that junk? All that junk inside that trunk?
 



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