During the acceptance speech for The Cove at the Academy Awards last night, you may have noticed a sign held up by dolphin trainer and activist Ric O'Barry. The sign, which ABC cut away from pretty quickly, siad "Text Dolphin to 44144." What happens if you do?
According to TakePart.com, the online presence for the film company behind The Cove, Participant Media, texting dolphin to 44144 doesn't deduct any money from your account. Rather, it signs you up to receive information about how you can help end the annual Japanese dolphin slaughter.
If you want to get involved but don't have texting (or are charged per text), you can still get all the latest info by signing up online at TakePart.com/thecove.
Congratulations again to everyone at TakePart, Participant Media and the crew behind The Cove!
Well, the biggest night in Hollywood is officially over, so how did the Oscar nominees measure up? Underdog The Hurt Locker was the big winner of the night - not only did the modern day war film walk away with Best Picture, but director Kathryn Bigelow was the first ever female to win in the Best Director category.
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) delivered a tearful speech following her win for Best Actress and Jeff Bridges won his first Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart. Supporting Actor and Actress Oscar winners were Mo'Nique for her role in Precious and Christoph Waltz for his role as a Nazi in Inglorious Basterds. The beloved Up walked away with the Oscar for best animated film. James Cameron must have been pretty bummed, Avatar wound up scoring only three Oscars - Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.
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We were very thrilled to see The Cove win for best documentary film. Hopefully this means the film will continue to inspire and educate millions about the unnecessary and cruel dolphin slaughter in Japan and bring us closer to the day those whalers are permanently shut down.
It's here! It's here! It's finally here! After nearly a year of waiting, Tim Burton's take on Alice in Wonderland is finally making its theatrical debut this weekend. The film, starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman and newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice, has gained an extremely high amount of publicity by releasing competitive Facebook fan pages, extended trailers, unofficial soundtracks and high-quality preview images.
So now, it's time to see if all this waiting was worth it.
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In honor of this momentous occasion, check out this vintage video of the very first film-version of Alice in Wonderland - from 1903, only eight years after the birth of cinema. The original novel was written by Lewis Carroll in 1866. Yes, this story is over a century and a half old. Incredible.
Not long ago, we featured a music video for OK Go's new single, This Too Shall Pass. The video, while still very impressive, is nowhere near as supremely awesome as this Mouse-Trap-style version that has been spreading like wildfire (2.6 million views in 3 days) around the internets. See what all the fuss is about by checking it out below. We dare you not to stop and say "wow."
About the video:
"Directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs. Produced by Shirley Moyers. The official video for the recorded version of "This Too Shall Pass" off of the album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The "machine" was designed and built by the band, along with members of Syyn Labs ( http://syynlabs.com/ ) over the course of several months."
Today's Song of the Day is Ok Go - This Too Shall Pass, the second music video release from the band's newest album, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky.
In their usual fashion, the band famous for the treadmill-music-video has released a low-cost video that they filmed independently - with a little help from the Notre Dame Marching Band, that is. Check it out below and tell us what you think of it in our poll.
Only a week after a rumor ignited that the legendary Abbey Road Studios were for sale, the landmark where The Beatles recorded has officially been declared a history building. After years of struggling financially, the owners of the property, EMI Group Ltd, looked for solutions to breathe life back into the studios that to this day, still draw tourists daily.
The declaration by the English Heritage that the north London building be named a historic landmark will allow the studios to be preserved for many future generations of music fans to enjoy. Helen Bowman, spokeswoman for the organization that oversees buildings of historic interest - said the process to name the building a landmark was likely "sped up" due to the recent controversy and rumors that the studio might be sold.
English Heritage Chief Executive Simon Thurley said in a statement that the Georgian building housing the studios "acts as a modern day monument to the history of recorded sound and music."
"Some of the most defining sounds of the 20th century were created within the walls of the Abbey Road Studios," he said. "It contains, quite simply, the most famous recording studios in the world."
The studios best known as the namesake of The Beatles' eleventh album is also popular with orchestra groups and artists like Radiohead and Pink Floyd.
We're happy to hear ownership of the studios will not be changing hands anytime soon, and that the livelihood of the iconic edifice will be maintained for years to come.
This morning, we took to our Facebook Fan page to get your suggestions for what today's Song of the Day should be. The nominations bubbled up and before we knew it, our page was filled with a stream of random song choices! Never again will we forget to include a poll in our request for your SOTD votes.
That being said, today's Song of the Day is a song that wasn't nominated a single time, but rather, Kanye West's new single (the first since his outburst at the VMAs) - Coldest Winter. The song is from his 2008 release '808s and Heartbreaks.' Have a look at the new music video below, and let us know what you think of the track in our poll below!
American Idol sweetheart and big-time animal lover Carrie Underwood has teamed up with Pedigree to record a PSA that encourages people get involved in helping homeless dogs. Carrie's own rescue pup, Ace, stars alongside the country singer as she asks people to become a Fan of the Pedigree Adoption Drive on Facebook. Each new fan will provide one bowl of food to feed dogs in shelters and breed rescues.
i'm supposed to get a pink ball. and bracelets and they haven't come yet and it's been awhile... and i just ordered a shirt. but not really expecting...
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