Actors
Twice-daily diet of sushi, use of herbal remedies blamed for elevated levels of mercury in actor's bloodstream. Jeremy Piven, who was starring in 'Speed the Plow' on Broadway, had complained of excessive fatigue, exhaustion. He later left production. And: Eating six pieces of tuna sushi weekly in New York exceeds EPA's safe levels of consumption (click 'See also').
By Dave Itzkoff
The New York Times 2008-12-18 (entry)
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Marketing campaign includes fast-food chain's mascot, the 'King.'
Fast-food chain introduces $4 meat-scented men's body spray, 'Flame,' to mixed reactions in Boston. One tester detects note of cinnamon. Another declares it 'too heavy,' and another wonders if it could cause a rash.
By Christine McConville
Boston Herald 2008-12-16 (entry)
Group founded by actors donates $500,000 to World Food Program, a UN hunger-relief organization. UN had warned that funding shortage would stop food deliveries to Darfur. Not On Our Watch, created by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Jerry Weintraub and Don Cheadle, has raised about $9.3 million for the region.
The Associated Press 2008-03-13 (entry)
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Drew Barrymore announced her $1 million donation for hunger relief on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show.'
Drew Barrymore donates $1 million to UN's World Food Program to fight world hunger. The actress spoke of the world's abundance, then asked, 'Isn't it crazy that people are still dying because they can't get enough to eat?' The agency says it needs $500 million more than it budgeted this year because of the rising food and energy prices.
CBS News; The Associated Press 2008-03-03 (entry)
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Judging from plastic bottles clogging the landfills and SUVs clogging the highways, the news that we're killing ourselves and our world hasn't kicked in, so that makes "The 11th Hour," an unnerving, surprisingly affecting documentary, essential viewing.
By Manohla Dargis
The New York Times 2007-08-17 (entry)
In "Ratatouille" and "No Reservations," top chefs at restaurants and culinary schools consulted on appearance of dishes; actors ate the featured dishes, and the animation department went to cooking school, for authenticity's sake.
By Beverly Levitt
Philadelphia Inquirer (entry)
