People: NPR listeners angry over Kim Kardashian segment
An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” has angered some listeners.
The network received hundreds of complaints about last week’s episode of the humorous NPR quiz show. Kardashian was in a segment called “Not My Job,” in which she answered questions about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She answered two of three questions correctly.
But many listeners were outraged that she was on the Chicago-based show. Some have threatened to stop donating to the nonprofit NPR.
In a response posted on NPR’s website, ombudsman Elizabeth Jenson said she wasn’t sure what to make of the outrage over Kardashian’s 11-minute appearance. She said while Kardashian wasn’t a great guest, “she was gracious” and had a couple of funny lines.
Actors team up for energy campaign
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have teamed up in a bid to widen access to clean energy.
The movie stars launched “100%,” a campaign aimed at making energy from renewable sources available to everyone – and making it affordable.
DiCaprio has spent much of the last few years on environmental and animal conservation efforts. At Thursday night’s event, the actor said the clean energy movement was no longer about politics, but humanity.
“This is a grass-roots people’s movement, but the ambition of this movement is absolutely revolutionary. Clean energy grows local economies,” he told the crowd.
The event was held at a community garden in New York City. Musicians and dancers entertained the crowd while a solar-powered pizza truck provided food. A solar-powered cellphone charging station was also available.
Ruffalo – a co-founder of the campaign – called it a “serious issue.”
“This is really mankind’s greatest threat, and it should take some serious problem solving on all of our parts,” he said. “And we don’t really have to give up anything to do it. … We will be collecting the sun and the wind that falls on us every single day.”
The event came on the heels of Pope Francis’ urgent plea on Thursday for the world to clean up the environment, likening it to a moral issue.
The birthday bunch
Actor Martin Landau is 87. Actress Olympia Dukakis is 84. Actor Danny Aiello is 82. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 73. Singer Anne Murray is 70. TV personality Bob Vila is 69. Musician Andre Watts is 69. Actress Candy Clark is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 66. Actor John Goodman is 63. Actress Nicole Kidman is 48. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is 48. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 42. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 38. Rock singer Grace Potter (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) is 32.