We don't have cable TV, but even I know that Jersey Shore's Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino just came out with a new diet to help you get tight six-pack abs like his. "If you wanna look somewhat like 'The Situation', which is definitely gonna' be pretty hard," Sorrentino says, "you need to get that protein in your diet." By contrast, Lierre Keith is famous not for her abs … [Read more...]
Jump right in, the water’s fine
If you haven't seen How to Boil a Frog yet, you're missing one of the most unique documentaries out there about the issues of peak oil, climate change and economic crisis. Filmmaker Jon Cooksey is an American-Canadian national gem. We hope we don't have to split him down the middle King Solomon-style, but that we can continue to enjoy his cross-border blend of Texan humor and … [Read more...]
Why corporate “free speech” means climate and peak oil doom
"The corporations won't get out of our democracy until we the people get back in," says Annie Leonard in her new video on big money in politics. So keep fighting for renewable energy, green jobs, healthcare, safe products, and top-notch public education. But save some energy for the battle of our lifetimes. A battle that can open the door to solving all of these things. It's … [Read more...]
Unemployed? Davos worries you’ll riot
Do global elites gathered in Davos this week fear that armies of unemployed workers, especially youth, could turn into angry mobs that destabilize the world's industrialized nations? A new video suggests that the rich and comfortable are concerned about the jobless and desperate. "The West isn't Working: The CNBC Debate," presented at the beginning of a panel on global … [Read more...]
Can the Army make America care about climate?
If Al Gore can't get Americans to care about climate, then who can? Actually, we think Gore did a pretty good job in An Inconvenient Truth. If he hadn't, Sean Hannity and his buddies at Fox wouldn't be attacking Gore about climate science all the time. But for the audience that's more likely to watch Hannity than Gore, the Pew Climate Security Project has launched a smart … [Read more...]