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Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrates immigrants in prize speech
2016-04-08 04:58:46| Beverages - Topix.net
Miranda has accepted Thursday, Apri... NEW YORK - Composer and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda has accepted one of the largest prizes given for the stage by celebrating immigrants, saying that his creation of the Broadway smash "Hamilton" was sparked by learning about Alexander Hamilton's overseas roots. Miranda, who on Thursday was awarded The Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, told of reading a biography of the first U.S. treasury secretary by Ron Chernow and learning that he was born and raised in what was then the West Indies.
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Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio's climate speech at odds with his huge carbon footprint
2016-03-06 13:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: It appears world leaders and former prime minister Kevin Rudd have rather short memories as they race to heap praise on Leonardo DiCaprio following his plea for action to save the environment during his Oscars acceptance speech on Monday. On Tuesday, Rudd called DiCaprio the "real deal on climate change" after the actor appealed to his Hollywood peers and millions of viewers around the world, saying: "Climate change is real, it is happening right now. "It is the most urgent threat facing our...
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VIDEO: Prankster disrupts VW motor show speech
2016-03-02 12:30:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
UK comedian and prankster Simon Brodkin disrupted a Volkswagen speech at the Geneva Motor Show, targeting VW's emissions scandal.
DiCaprio warns of climate threat in Oscars speech
2016-02-29 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Leonardo DiCaprio used his Oscar winning speech to urge world leaders to stop procrastinating and take a tougher line on climate change. Awarded Best Actor for his performance in The Revenant, DiCaprio spent two minutes thanking friends and colleagues before delivering an impassioned call to arms. Making The Revenant was about mans relationship to the natural world, a world we collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded history, he said. Climate change is real, it is...
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DiCaprio calls for action on climate change in Oscars speech
2016-02-29 08:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Leonardo DiCaprio has won an Academy Award for best actor for his role as a betrayed 19th century frontiersman in The Revenant. The nomination was DiCaprios fifth in an acting capacity but it is the first time he has won an Oscar. The actor used his acceptance speech to warn about the effects of global warming, saying Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take this night for granted
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