Today, on CNN.com there was an article on Nuclear Power and how bad people are sneakily building Nuclear Power plants in order to kill us all. It has a byline of "By Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash & Harvey Wasserman" Now, three of these people are musicians, I own albums featuring two of the three, and respect the third greatly. The fourth author is someone who seems to write about these sorts of issues regularly.

Some quotes:

If these subsidies pass, scores of new radioactive terror targets, thousands of tons of radioactive waste and untold billions in bad debt could haunt us and our children for a long time to come.

and

But these nuclear industry loan guarantees could make that all but impossible. These "new" reactors are the same as the old ones, with a few bells and whistles, and a proven 50-year track record of catastrophic failure.

Could we see some documentation please? Especially about the "track record of catastrophic failure". To my knowledge, there has been one catastrophic failure at a nuclear power facility... ever. And that was caused by willful negligence, and a reactor design that is not used anywhere now, and has never been in the US.

I'll make a deal with Bonnie Raitt publicly. You promise not to write "scientific" articles, and I won't release any "music". I think that's fair.

Celebrity Interview with someone who's not famous:
So, here’s how it works… I pick someone I know and ask them questions derived from an interview with a celebrity. Today’s interview subject is Skippy of Skippy Dot Net and #wordpress fame.This interview is taken from a BBC Films interview with Brad Pitt. (Brad Pitt was selected as the next interviewee by my brother in the first "Celebrity Interview."

What was the appeal of "Ocean's Eleven" for you?

It holds no appeal for me: I haven't seen the remake nor the original, yet. I'd watch the original before I watch the remake, though.

Does it seem strange to be working in an ensemble, as opposed to being the star of the piece?

absolutely not. I prefer collaboration and teamwork

Is it much different doing this and a film like "Snatch"?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/01/31/brad_pitt_oceans_eleven_2002_interview.shtml : you gonna ask me every question on there?
Me: Yup
heheh.

You seem to be eating in almost every scene, why was that?

*deep sigh* I'm bulemic.

Are films like "Ocean's Eleven" more important now, in the wake of September 11, in offering escapist entertainment that takes audiences away from the grim realities of the real world?

absolutely. Escapism is a necessary component of modern civilized life.

Skippy has selected Patrick Stewart for the next interview.