A hissing gypsy visited me in my sleep last night. She said if I didn’t start taking my recycling more seriously, I’d end up writing about Ashley Tisdale’s nose job for the rest of my life. Turns out, it was just the radiator wheezing in my ear, but still, you’d be amazed by how detailed my instructions were for the maid this morning.

Speaking of—Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the hooker they call “Kristen” had a little sit down with Diane Sawyer. The interview will air on Friday night’s 20/20. I predict she finally admits what I’ve been saying all along: that she is, in fact, Eliot Spitzer’s Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Instead of a $25 billion dollar bailout check, the Big 3 CEOs got nothing but a Congressional tongue lashing yesterday that was akin to a Dennis the Menace episode with no happy ending. Living in New York, I don’t really know cars, but I do know sneakers. If American cars were tennis shoes, I’d say they look like the kind you buy at K-Mart. And as far as fuel efficiency goes, the brands that come to mind definitely aren’t Ford or Chevy or Dodge. Perception is reality—they blew this shit years ago.

Looks like Paris Hilton is back from sabbatical. The rumors of Benji Madden’s stray hook-ups must have been true because a single Paris popped up in Miami with a flute of Moët in one hand and a Stavros Niarchos in the other. Her Greek shipping heir ex’s other known conquests include: MK Olsen, Lindsay Lohan and maybe Kate Bosworth.

Finally, if you’re suffering from an extreme hangover, do not ride the subway. Mass transit is great for the environment, but it’s terrible for a pounding headache and nausea. Anyone who uses it frequently knows that all it takes is one sick passenger to basically shut down the entire system. I may or may not speak from experience. Happy Thirsty Thursday!

Back to Beanstockd>>

One very lucky beanie (ok, it was the author of this post) had the pleasure of attending her third Girl Talk concert last night at Terminal 5 in NYC. Sh*t was crazy. There were mad peeps everywhere and the place was S-W-E-A-T-Y. In the midst of all the heat and the dancing, Sarah had a thought: Girl Talk isn’t only THE MAN; he’s a GREEN MAN.

We’re talking green as in eco-friendly. Think about it. He makes his music by recycling the tunes of others (and he’s damn good at doing so). He doesn’t wear a lot of clothing on stage, which makes us think that maybe he doesn’t own a lot of clothing in general, which is a good thing! We all know how many clothes turn into waste each year.

Additionally, last time Sarah saw GT, at the All Points West festival this summer, he bombarded the audience with giant blow up toys. The same toys were seen at last night’s show, leading us to conclude that although he’s using plastic, he’s recycling the same plastic for each show! We’ll cut him some slack, since the man’s a musical genius and all, and give him a raise the roof HOLLA!

Sarah

Back to Beanstockd>>

Barack Obama may still have that pesky “elect” in front of his name, but that doesn’t mean he has time to rest. Besides figuring out who to name (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? John Kerry?) to the existing Cabinet, there’s the matter of adding to the Cabinet – Climate Czar anyone? Obama’s transition team still hasn’t put out any final word on this potential post, but favored Al Gore has already said he wouldn’t take the job anyway. Well, Ted Stevens, whose expulsion vote from the Senate has been postponed, also said he didn’t do anything wrong, and we all know how that one turned out.

Also deceiving are the numbers from the UN about the Kyoto Protocol. It seems like the 40 countries that signed the protocol actually managed to reduce emissions by the agreed average 5 percent below 1990 levels. Unfortunately, this basically only happened because all those ex-communist eastern European countries have taken such a dive financially. As for the rest of the countries, emissions actually have risen since 2000.

Great Britain became the first country to pass actual legislation regarding climate change yesterday when it finalized a bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. In addition to reducing plastic bag usage and establishing emissions trading programs, a committee will be created to monitor climate change and cap pollution during five-year periods.

America could take a tea leaf out of Britain’s book. In its final weeks, the Bush administration is working to ensure the country’s dependency on oil. It established the basis for oil shale drilling on federal lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, where a supposed 800 billion barrels of oil is located. Of course, oil shale is only, you know, twice as costly in terms of energy to produce than crude oil.

Back to Beanstockd>>

Autumn in the Greenmarket. I visited with the girl who sells acorns today. You would not believe the size of her chestnuts. I couldn’t stop staring, so she started talking green to me. A valuable species for reforestation, beech trees—the bearers of said chestnuts— compete well for resources, which means they grow quickly.

Thanksgiving on Gossip Girl. After going rogue for a few episodes, Little J is principled again. Vanessa, however, popped her dark side cherry. She burgles mail now—especially love letters addressed to Jenny from Nate. Was anyone else getting intermittent interference? There was this guy with a pube-stache who kept showing up on my screen every time Serena was on it.

Clan in da front, let ya feet stomp. ESPN’s been getting more playing time on my tube lately. In college football, Alabama (roll tide!) is working its way toward a national championship meeting with Texas Tech, but both schools still have tough games ahead. College hoops tipped off last week and we already have a huge upset. Yikes, Kentucky, Virginia Military Institute? In the NBA, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were finally handed their first loss by Detroit—the greatest winning streak of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan’s run in the mid-90s, is safe.

I learned about “e-waste” on 60 Minutes. There’s a black market for all those old computers and phones we throw away. Seemingly reputable recycling centers in the US are shipping everything from monitors to Xerox machines to China, where, using “medieval techniques,” valuable trace materials like mercury and gold are extracted. The residual effects on the local ecology are devastating and the criminals on both sides of the Pacific should go right to f@#king jail.

Back to Beanstockd>>

FlipSwap may not be the first service for recycling your old cell phone, but it is certainly the best for selfish jerks who want to get paid for helping the environment.

The smooth interface allows greedy punks to easily see just how much their phone (or iPod) is worth on trade-in. They can either then get that money in cash so they can spend it on their oh-so-important selves or donate it to a variety of e-friendly charities.

The site even has store affiliates—a big plus if you’re too self-interested to give up your phone without immediately getting money in your little grubby hands.

MD

Back to Beanstockd>>

As all true fans know, Britney Spears’ new CD, Circus is due to be released on December 2nd, the pop star’s 27th birthday. As all true fans would, we’d planned to buy the album that day. Hell, we’d even planned to actually buy the real thing, not an ITunes version. It was going to be the first big CD purchase we’d made since our Ace of Base and Hanson days.

But now, Circus has leaked. God bless the internets! We’ve got the album in its entirety, and it’s not too shabby—Brit’s more clever than we’d pegged her for! We’re counting down to the day when we can see it in person (ok, on TV); her MTV documentary airs on November 30th.

Now that the Circus has leaked in its entirety, we don’t need to buy the album. We know it’s way greener to just download the songs. No plastic=no muss, no fuss and less waste. But we want to support our girl. So, we’ve found ways to recycle our CD (not that we’ll ever get rid of it). This way, we can keep our position as #1 fan AND protect the earth. It’s eco-friendly Britney, b*itch.

Sarah

Back to Beanstockd>>

Happy Monday everyone!

Ashlee Simpson went into labor this weekend.  No word yet on whether the other Simpson sister and her hubby, Fall Out Boy Bassist Pete Wentz, welcomed a boy or a girl.

Comedienne Wanda Sykes came out in opposition of Proposition 8. She actually came out and announced  "I’m proud to be a black woman. I’m proud to be gay."

Due to wildfires sweeping California, Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Barbara Counties. If the fires weren’t so serious, we’d insert a joke about Seth Cohen’s indie-rock CD burning, or about how the model home conflagration wasn’t Ryan’s fault. But, the fires have hit both the McMansions and the trailer parks, and are therefore scary. Also, The OC is no longer with us. 

As if they didn’t have enough to worry about with the wildfires, California will totally get messed up by global warming. A study by the non-profit Next 10 Foundation has put a price tag on the potential damage global warming could cause California over the next 10 years. Due to an increase in wildfires, and rising sea-levels, among other things, $2.5 trillion out of $4 trillion worth of real estate is at risk. Good thing Josh Schwartz relocated to the Upper East Side when he did.

Back to Beanstockd>>

For reals, these two can’t seem to keep their mouths shut. First, we heard that Joe broke up with Taylor via phone and we were all, “come on, JoBro, can’t you do better?” Then we heard Taylor was pissed about being dissed via telephone (not that we blame her) and girlfriend started running her mouth.

The most recent developments:

Round 1: Taylor talks Joe at the CMAs. She told OK! Mag (on Joe and new GF Camilla Belle), “They’re been together since we broke up. That’s why we broke up—because he met her.” 5 points, grrlpwr!

Round 2: Today, Joe posts on the JoBlog; “I called to discuss feelings with the other person…. The only difference in this conversation was that I shared something the other person did not want to hear.” 3 points, bullsh*t, JB.

We’re siding with Taylor on this one. Joe’s the reason for the teardrops on her guitar. We’re thinking Joe should seek some advice from above. We wonder if he’s heard his man Pope Benedict XVI is going green. He even declared pollution a cardinal sin. We’re thinking maybe T & J should ditch their shades of jealous green and switch to eco-friendly green instead.

Sarah

Back to Beanstockd>>

Does anyone remember the days when MTV was associated with music television and not LC, Heidi, and Spencer? It was back when Care Bears roamed the earth and He-Man and Skeletor were locked in their epic battle of good versus evil (and if they’re still collecting dust in your parents’ basement, you can turn to Recycle This? for suggestions of what to do with them if they’re not in good enough condition to go the eBay route).

Cue MTVMusic.com – an online treasure trove of new and old music videos. Using a prominently placed “search” bar, visitors can look up videos based on artist, title of song, or title of album as well as conduct searches within genres. Surprisingly, the site offers a very broad mix from the very recent offerings of Britney Spears to the indie ballads of the ‘80s by The Smiths. The only drawback is when the YouTube size video of an ‘80s offering (like “Bad Reputation” above by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) is enlarged to the full screen, it loses some of its sharpness. Yet, the purple eyeshadow is still easily visible, funny how that works out. Overall, it’s worth seeing the past (and present) videos, even if they are a little blurry.

LD

Back to Beanstockd>>

Today we learned that a semi-celebrity killed herself outside the home of a real celebrity. We’re sure you heard that Paula Goodspeed seems to have intentionally overdosed on drugs outside of Paula Abdul’s home today. Wow. All that effort — for Paula Abdul? Really?

But that’s not the beginning or the end of the banal stalking news. Sandra Bullock had her own stalker sentenced to three years probation. Many people have reacted with surprise that Bullock took time to show up at Marcia Valentine’s trial, but… it’s not like Bullock was doing anything.

We got curious about the phenomenon and found that Boston.com did a primer to the great stalkers of our time. Turns out they mostly trail after the middle-aged has-been set. So, maybe stalking is generational and when today’s 40-somethings die off, stalkers will be a thing of the past?

And maybe by then Freeways will be a thing of the past, too? Both Freeways and Stalking make some sense at the outset. Okay, traffic’s bad… maybe we just need more road space? And, okay, no one will go to prom with me, but maybe if I just met Christina Ricci she’d see what a great guy I am and we’d live happily ever after. So you start to make what looks like a modest plan and before long you’re either hanging upside down by your Doc Marten’s from some Rodeo Drive awning or you’re stuck in traffic for two hours on a road six stories off the ground because some douche bag thought his VW Bus could still sustain 70 miles per hour.

Here’s a list of 10 Freeways Raring to Go (away). We agree. When they built freeways, it seemed like we’d be driving forever. Just like when they made Two If By Sea it seemed like Sandra Bullock could carry any romantic comedy. If you put all your faith in cars, sooner or later the gas will run out and if you do a love story with Dennis Leary, sooner or later you’re going to have to see him kiss. Eww!

In this life, either you realize when you’ve made a mistake and cut your losses and move on; or, like Greg Broussard, a judge orders you never to come within a hundred yards of Halle Berry.

BradyDale