Rainn Wilson "changes" his name to raise awareness for climate change
CBSN
Describing it as a "cheap stunt," actor Rainn Wilson introduced himself with a new name on social media Thursday, calling himself "Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson" in an effort to raise awareness about climate change.
On behalf of environmental advocacy group Arctic Basecamp, "The Office" star posted a video discussing the worldwide impacts of weather shifts in the Arctic.
"What happens in the Arctic, doesn't stay in the Arctic," Wilson said in his video. "As the polar caps melt, it drives up risks throughout the world, including extreme weather events that affect all of us."
On April 15, 1874 – 150 years ago – the first Impressionist exhibition opened on Rue du Capucines in Paris, featuring works by 30 artists, including Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Hosted by the "Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers, etc.," it was founded in response to the Paris Salon, the annual, government-sponsored exhibition that would frequently reject the works of the rising artists.
Alec Baldwin had "no control" over his emotions on the set of a film where the cinematographer was shot dead, according to the prosecutor who has charged him with manslaughter. The Hollywood star was holding a Colt .45 during the preparation for a scene in the budget Western "Rust" when the gun went off, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.