Hey US readers, do you Tweet? Are you a Twitterer? A Tweep, as it were? Well, if you’re following me, odds are this movie is right up your alley.

I love the tagline: “Can you save the planet without driving your family crazy?” It’d definitely on my must-see list.

Check out the trailer, then read below to see how you can get free tickets to see the film premiere!

No Impact Man is in theaters September 11, 2009. Click here for theater information.

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Good Luck, readers!

When I was a kid I remember reading Charlotte’s Web and daydreaming about owning a ‘magnificent’ pet pig. But did I buy my parents for one? Certainly not. That being said, I definitely don’t understand this current trend, but I’ve also – admittedly – not seen/read any of the Harry Potter series.

Apparently kids and parents alike — Harry Potter fans of all varieties are buying up Snowy Owls to be like the main character. So much so, apparently, that an animal santuary in Isle of Wight in the U.K. has just opened up for the sole purpose of housing abandoned, unwanted owls.

People just don’t realize how difficult it can be to take care of an owl.

Animal expert and founder of Newport Owl and Monkey Sanctuary says:

“They might look great in the Harry Potter films, but it takes years to train them. Children read the books and see the films and say to their mums and dads they want one and parents don’t realise how much care it takes to look after them.”

What a ridiculous trend!

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In an interview about their new movie Julia and Julie, Meryl Streep and Nora Ephron spoke to Charlie Rose (PBS) about the great Julia Child herself. Meryl Streep shared this interesting big of info about Julia Child. Here’s the summary from a Google group I was reading:

“Caught Charlie Rose on PBS last night interviewing Streep and Nora Ephron about the film. Both regretted never having actually met Julia and a story Streep told surprised me a bit. I think most of us think of Julia Child as a rather jolly, kind woman, but many years ago Streep contacted her hoping for her support with an organization she’d started for the purpose of encouraging people to raise & eat organic foods. She was quite stunned upon receiving a fairly cranky and dismissive letter in reply from Julia herself…”

“…Streep explained that she contacted Julia because she’d foolishly assumed that as a chef who encouraged the use of the very best ingredients, she’d have an appreciation for organic foods and might wish to publicly endorse the idea. At that time, Streep said the concept of raising/marketing organic foods was pretty new and Child wasn’t interested. She made a point of saying that years later – after Alice Waters came along – Julia changed her mind about “organic” foods and embraced the philosophy.”

I’m surprised as well! I would have totally agreed with Meryl Streep that Julia Child would have been all over a campaign for organic foods. How odd! Good to hear that she’s changed her mind, however.