By Kimberley Johnson on September 17, 2015
equal pay, Hollywood, Sienna Miller
Celebrity, Equal Rights, Feminism, Women's Issues
British actress Sienna Miller turned down a role in a Broadway production because she learned she was offered significantly less than her male co-star was offered. In an interview with Vogue, Miller said, “It was a play with just two of us on stage and I was offered less than half of what he was […]
By Kimberley Johnson on September 8, 2015
ERA, Meryl Streep, Videos, Women's issues
Celebrity, Civil Rights, Gender Equality, Videos, Women's Issues
Following a screening of her new film, Suffragette, Meryl Streep told Telluride Film Festival attendees that Congress ignored her letter urging them to vote on the Equal Rights Amendment. Her letter was delivered to each and every congressional representative and sadly, received almost no replies. Streep then called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality. “I […]
By Kimberley Johnson on August 18, 2015
affordable housing developments in America, affordable quality low-income housing, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt Builds 109 Homes For The Victims Of Hurricane Katrina, environmentally friendly homes with solar panels, Homeless, how to cover up front mortage costs in an affordable home house, humanitarian work in America, Hurrican Katrina, well designed environmentally friendly homes can be inexpensive to live in, you can save money being environmentally friendly
Celebrity, Human Interest
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, and the destruction was devastating. Actor and humanitarian Brad Pitt has been working to re-build houses in the areas hit the hardest. “We went into it incredibly naïve, just thinking we can build homes – how hard is that?” Pitt told the New Orleans Times-Picayune,“I get […]
By Kimberley Johnson on August 4, 2015
#FreeTheBacon, gender equality, Hollywood, Kevin Bacon
Celebrity, Equal Rights, Humor, Uncategorized
Actor Kevin Bacon is very concerned about gender equality and the lack of male nudity in movies and on television shows, and he’s on a crusade, calling for more male nudity in films. Bacon says in his pretend/serious campaign video: “In so many films and TV shows we see gratuitous female nudity. And that’s not […]
By Kimberley Johnson on June 5, 2015
civil liberties, John Cusack, Love & Mercy, NSA, Obama
Barack Obama, Celebrity, NSA, Politics
Actor John Cusack had some more harsh words for President Obama during an interview with The Daily Beast about his new film, Love & Mercy. Cusack slammed President Obama back in February 2013 for his lackluster record on civil liberties and his administration’s use of drones, “Is the President just another Ivy League Asshole?” In a […]