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Three Things That Will Change Radically With Climate: Drug & Alcohol Use, & FEMA’s Budget

Image credit: FloodDamage.Data.org I probably could have listed other things that will increase commensurate with climate change: like doomsday cults, prohibitionist movements and radical political groups, for example. But I wanted to focus on investment and budget control opportunities people are overlooking. Let’s start by analyzing the latter. In their 2002 paper, The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments, (pdf file) Garrett & Sobel examined whether congressional and presidential influences affect … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Men of ‘Entourage’: Who’d You Rather?

Filed under: Kevin Dillon , Jeremy Piven , Kevin Connolly , Jerry Ferrara , Adrian Grenier , Beauty , Who'd You Rather? ” Entourage ” stars Kevin Dillon , Jeremy Piven , Kevin Connolly , Jerry Ferrara and Adrian Grenier all showed up to their premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday. Question is … Read more

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Eminem Says He Felt Like ‘Bugs Bunny’ In Rehab

‘I couldn’t concentrate on my problem,’ he says of getting attention from fellow patients. By Mawuse Ziegbe Eminem Photo: Getty Images Before Eminem even dropped Relapse last year, he announced plans release a follow-up called Relapse 2 — and then he totally changed his mind . Instead, come June 21, fans will be able to pick up Em’s new album Recovery (which was moved up a day after it leaked online ). Eminem recently explained the meaning behind the album title in an interview with The New York Times, revealing that it is a direct reference to managing his ongoing battle with prescription drugs. “Vicodin, Valium and Ambien and, toward the end, which caused my overdose, methadone,” Eminem told the Times when asked what he was recovering from. “I didn’t know it was methadone. I used to get pills wherever I could. I was just taking anything that anybody was giving to me.” The hip-hop superstar also opened up about his stint in rehab. “The first time I went, it was in Brighton, Michigan,” he said “The second time, I didn’t go to rehab; I just went to a regular hospital. I detoxed in the hospital, and then I came home.” Coping with addiction is a demanding process, but due to his celebrity, Em had to deal with a unique set of challenges. The always candid MC said that he later chose to detox in a hospital because his outsize stardom affected the way his fellow addicts in rehab interacted with Em. “I couldn’t go back to rehab. I felt like I was Bugs Bunny in rehab,” Eminem said. “When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing my hats and pens and notebooks and asking for autographs. I couldn’t concentrate on my problem.” Did you prefer the Relapse 2 album title, or are you happy Em opted for Recovery instead? Let us know in the comments. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Eminem Related Artists Eminem

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Charlie Sheen 911 — ‘Car Went … Over the Cliff’

Filed under: Charlie Sheen , Celebrity Justice TMZ has obtained the 911 call made right after someone saw Charlie Sheen ‘s Mercedes-Benz go rolling into a ditch earlier this week. Charlie did not make the 911 call — it was made by a guy who claims he witnessed the car drive off the cliff early… Read more

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Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’ Video: Check Out Exclusive Sketches!

Director Mathew Cullen reveals eye-popping artwork used to create Katy Perry’s Candyfornia. By James Montgomery Concept art for Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” Photo: Matthew Cullen In the past, Mathew Cullen has run into some problems when it came to directing big-budget videos … namely, too many voices, too many people trying to tell him what he could (or couldn’t) do. Suffice to say, he didn’t have that problem on the set of Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.” “I definitely can say that was not the case with this one,” Cullen laughed. “It was very collaborative, no one said no to anything. And Katy, well, she was great. I’ve never met anyone who worked harder or was more committed to making a great video.” But make no mistake about it: Cullen was prepared to push Perry. As these exclusive concept sketches prove — Cullen emailed a batch to MTV News on Wednesday — he was bursting with ideas for the “Gurls” video, from wild costumes to eye-popping candy-colored sets. Not only was KP game to try them all, but the entire “Gurls” team was too. “Her main stylist coordinated a huge team of people to help make the costumes. Diesel was a part of it, designers in New York too. Every single piece of clothing was custom,” the director said. “And then we had [the painter] Will Cotton, whose work was a big inspiration on the look of the video, working as the artistic director. Everyone came together and worked very hard, because we all wanted to create something that captured her voice as an artist and celebrated her personality.” Perry was so committed to the project that she threw some ideas of her own into the mix — the whole “chest-mounted frosting cannons” thing was all her. And she put in overtime to ensure the clip would be impressive. In fact, the entire thing worked so well that Cullen only wishes the video could’ve been longer. After all, some of his clever ideas didn’t even make the final cut. “[Perry] worked 19 to 20 hour days, and only slept four to five hours in between. So, over 48 hours, she was awake for nearly 40. And it was amazing, really,” Cullen said. “She was ready to work, and wanted the video to be great. It’s too bad we had to edit it down though. We had a lot of ideas, and what’s in the video is only a fraction of them.” What’s your favorite part of the “California Gurls” video? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’: Frame By Frame MTV News Extended Play: Katy Perry Related Photos Concept Art For Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’ The Evolution Of: Katy Perry Related Artists Katy Perry

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Eminem Says ‘Slim Shady’ Wasn’t Right for Recovery

But Em assures fans that his rowdy alter ego isn’t going anywhere: ‘Shady still exists.’ By Mawuse Ziegbe Eminem Photo: Robyn Beck/ AFP/ Getty Images Eminem burst on the scene in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP, which introduced the world to Marshall Mathers’ manic, violent alter ego Slim Shady. Shady’s mercurial behavior has captivated fans throughout Em’s career, as Slim took cheeky shots at everyone from ‘NSYNC to his own mentor Dr. Dre and murdered his longtime gal pal Kim (only on wax, of course). Recently, the amped-up Shady has taken a backseat to Eminem’s candid rhymes about his struggles with fame and addiction. However, Em said that he hasn’t completely killed the Shady persona; it’s just not right for Recovery. “Shady still exists. But I don’t think the subjects on this record call for, you know, ‘bring the chainsaws and axes out and murder everyone on this record,’ ” Em told The New York Times in a recent interview. “There was so much stuff like that off the last record that I felt like I was starting to run it into the ground. I think consciously I went in a different direction with this record.” Em has been given a hard time for his hard-hitting rhymes, but when the Times pressed the star about whether he had any regrets about using unsavory terms when referring to women, he maintained that he was simply expressing his feelings honestly. “Anything I’ve ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time,” Eminem said. “But I think I’ve calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.” The star has certainly changed his outlook, as he mentioned in the same Times article, which will run in Sunday’s issue, that he supports gay marriage . Eminem’s Recovery is set to hit stores June 21. The album was pushed up a day after the much-anticipated follow-up to Relapse leaked online earlier this month. Do you want Slim Shady back, or are you happy Em is giving his alter ego a rest? Let us know in the comments! Related Photos The Evolution Of: Eminem Related Artists Eminem

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