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1. Hundreds Of Thousands March Against Climate Change In NYC And Other Cities — Climate Change Declines To Comment
Four hundred thousand people—including Al Gore, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Leonardo DiCaprio and my friend Steve something-or-other from that improv class I took a while back—took to the streets of New York City yesterday, with even more participating in metropolises worldwide, to demand that world governments begin taking more actions to halt and eventually reverse anthropogenic climate change. The People's Climate March got a decent amount of press, though Steve has not yet responded to my Facebook message about whether he was able to get my screenplay for The Departed 2 to to DiCaprio, so its overall success remains to be seen.
2. Tech-Savvy, Socially Inept Dirtbags Continue To Terrorize Hollywood With Celebrity Nude Leaks
A second wave of stolen nude celebrity photos began leaking onto the Internet over the weekend, with big-name personalities such as Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens being added to the list of violated women. On top of that, a website called EmmaYouAreNext.com—featuring a countdown clock that will run out in four days—went live shortly after actress Emma Watson delivered a speech on feminism and women's rights at the United Nations, just in case you were wondering if these leaks had a socio-political component to them:
3. Colin Farrell To Slip Into Matthew McConaughey's Flat Circle For Second Season Of 'True Detective'
Irish actor Colin Farrell has confirmed that he will be taking a lead role in the highly anticipated second season of HBO's True Detective, although it still remains to be seen whether he will be playing the Yellow King himself or simply a lower-level Cthulhu.
4. Someone Has Finally Started A Charity To Keep Our Brave Veterans Stoned Out Of Their Minds
Hundreds of U.S. military veterans in Colorado were given free marijuana over the weekend at an event called the Denver Cannibis Giveaway. "Our mission is to offer veterans a safe alternative to the dangerous prescription drugs that they're prescribed to deal with PTSD, TBI, chronic pain, and all sorts of other ailments," a representative of Operation Grow4Vets told CBS News.
5. Leonard Cohen Is Giving Himself The Gift Of 'F**k It' For His 80th Birthday
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has announced that he is re-taking up his beloved smoking habit—something he reluctantly gave up in his 50s—now that he is entering his ninth decade of life. "I’m looking forward to that first smoke. I’ve been thinking about that for thirty years," the 80-year-old told the San Francisco Chronicle. "It’s one of the few consistent strings of thoughts I’ve been able to locate."
(by Dennis DiClaudio)
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