1. Bring homies the Bacon

    We interviewed Stone Gossard, who was in Singles with Campbell Scott, who was in Loverboy with Kevin Bacon. So we’ll give you the third degree: Check out Kev’s new site SixDegrees.org to see which causes the stars are supportin’ these days and chip in some change of your own.

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  2. Diesel blow your … mind

    Are you global warming ready? Jeans-maker Diesel is — with a new ad campaign depicting life in a climate-changed world. Hey, if global warming makes everyone this hot, we’re totally on board. Check out those … um … jeans.

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  3. Crude and unusual

    We’re all for supporting oil suppliers that don’t support terrorism. But a completely terror-free gas station? You’d have to do something about those pump prices first.

  4. Car-hacking

    You know the environmental movement has caught on when even the most unscrupulous among us are trying to get their hands on anti-pollution devices.

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  5. Bounce wit me

    Philly ‘zens may soon be strutting on sidewalks made from recycled tire rubber. Says one city councildude, they’ll last longer than concrete but sadly won’t create moonwalk-like bouncitude for pedestrians. OK, but what about our beer?

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