Movie Buzz Mmmmm, space donuts. The Dark Lord of the Sith might take exception to this graffiti but it’s for a good cause. Each of the helmets will be auctioned off for charity starting February 7th.
Culture Buzz Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, breaks his silence on the Penn State scandal with Bob Costas. And he unsurprisingly denies all the charges. “Horsing around” and “horseplay” are terms that are now forever tainted.
Culture Buzz On the heels of the revelation that the judge who freed Jerry Sandusky on bail was a donor to Sandusky's Second Mile charity, and the incredulous questions as to why she did not recuse herself, here are some more unanswered questions surrounding this awful scandal. Not to get into the realm of conspiracy theory, but there are some very disturbing “coincidences” surrounding this case.
Culture Buzz Just when you think this awful story couldn't get any worse. Mark Madden, the sports writer in Pennsylvania who first broke the Jerry Sandusky child rape story, now claims that Sandusky is rumored to have sold children for sex to wealthy donors. Here's a radio clip of Madden discussing an investigation into the stomach-turning allegations.
The design on each shirt symbolizes the type of aid UNICEF is delivering in the Horn of Africa. 100% of your donation will go to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support life-saving relief efforts for children.
Music Buzz
For only $100 dollars Wayne Coyne will include your name in the next big Flaming Lips gimmick epic production. The money will be donated to the Humane Society and a music program at the University of Central Oklahoma, so that's good.
(via pitchfork.com)
Shut up and take my money! (Via Just Jared)
Sure, you could just donate $1,000,000 to charity, but why not just buy this instead? Proceeds from the DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance go to charity, so at least you'll have something to show your friends. Read more about it here.
45 other reasons here. (via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com)
http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6497193/every-campus-...
It's for a good, as-yet-to-be-determined cause!
Culture Buzz Artists from the Tsunami Project community, joined by illustrators from all around the world decided collect hundreds of professional drawings in order to hold a fundraising auction in paris. More here, and you can learn about the project here
Culture Buzz New York's hosting a He-Man themed Charity art show to benefit homeless youth. The pieces range from your standard Mer-Man-as-gay-speedo-model portraiture to the genuinely weird. Maybe Skeletor isn't as bad as we all thought? (Tons more at Skeletor Saves.)
Culture Buzz These techniques should work for any text-related charitable causes.
Culture Buzz A collection of artwork attempting to raise money for relief efforts in Japan. Despite all of the tranny taco shop brawls and farting Charlie Sheens, sometimes the internet can do good. Links to the individual artist or fundraising page are provided if you feel like chipping in.
Created by Ed Chapman, Jimi was auctioned off last month (sold for £23,000) at the Cancer Research UK’s Sound & Vision event at Abbey Road Studios. You've gotta be experienced to realize there's a greater use for guitar picks than just playing the main riff to Enter Sandman.
It's good to see he's using his celebrity for good. Can I text a donation?
Culture Buzz A bunch of people in various stages of Santa-themed undress ran a charity marathon over the weekend through Astoria, New York. Probably because it was cold outside, stockings did not appear to be stuffed. OR Warm your hands on some yule logs. OR You don't want to see what's in Santa's sack. Et cetera, et cetera.
For all the negative rap, Kanye is trying to make up big time this holiday season. Yesterday, he spent his time gift wrapping presents for foster kids at the Wrap To Rap charity event in NYC. Apparently, he wasn’t scheduled to attend, he just felt like dropping by and lending a hand to a good cause.
http://mashable.com/2010/11/28/world-aids-day-digital-dea...
Don't panic if there's nothing from your favorite stars later this week. You and millions of others will be deprived of celebrity musings on Twitter and Facebook, as part of a $1 million fundraiser for World AIDS Day, which takes place December 1.
Culture Buzz 4 gamers play the worst game of all time non-stop for charity, LIVE! Team Desert Bus has committed itself to raise money, or die of boredom trying. The more money they raise, the more they play! They just performed Animaniac's Nations of the World!!