It's Prop 8: The Star-Studded Musical!
With an all-star cast including Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Rashida Jones, and Margaret Cho, "Prop 8 — The Musical" harmoniously chronicles how California came to pass its gay marriage ban.
First of Brad Pitt's Make It Right Houses Done in New Orleans Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the first homes built in by Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete. Touring the building site in the Lower 9th Ward with Angelina and kids in tow this week, one ecstatic grandmother gave Brad a huge hug. She said of her new electric yellow house, "Honey, this is like heaven on earth."

CitizenSugar recently wrote about a Nebraska town that
passed a law banning indoor furniture from being used outside, likely initiated by town members who were up in arms about a large population of college students picking up the habit. Personally, I think in some cases using indoor furniture outdoors can be a favorable, aesthetically-pleasing design choice, and I've even
suggested it before. But, obviously, unless it's weatherproofed, upholstery will not stay in fine form for long when used outdoors.
Do you say soda or pop? Where I come from, people say Coke! As in, "What kinda Coke do you want?" Haha.
Captain Morgan For President? It wasn't all serious speeches and Democratic unity this week: There was a third-party (emphasis on "party") interloper with a pretty convincing arrrrr-gument for his candidacy. Check out Captain Morgan in political action outside the Democratic National Convention.
India and Australia Solve Food and Planet Woes With Dinner Fire up the barbie, two countries are putting some creative meat alternatives on the menu: one to combat hunger, one to save the planet. Given meat's effect on the climate, Australia is looking at how they can help and still have a chop every once in a while.
US Burgers Will Kill You? Like the Minutemen, another controversial group who has erected signs at the border between the US and Mexico, PETA has a billboard all cooked up and aimed at the migrating population heading across the border. The PETA placard has a stronger message than "we keep this road clean" — the animal rights superadvocates want immigrants to cross over, and cross meat off their shopping list.
French Jews and Muslims Vow to Stop Conflict by Baking
In Paris a group of Jewish and Muslim French women get together to bake pastries and not talk about politics in the Middle East. They call themselves Les Bâtisseuses de Paix, or Peace Builders, and they hope to prevent the spread of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to France, where 5 million Muslims and 600,000 Jews live.
Morning News Anchors Drink McDonald's Coffee (For Cash)
Each morning news anchors on Fox's Las Vegas affiliate sit in front of very visible McDonald's iced coffee cups, part of a product-placement deal. The fast-food chain sponsors the two-hour morning news-and-lifestyle segment, but instead of commercial breaks, the advertisement happens during the news.