Energy problems in California! The lights went out in Brentwood this week, and Bill Clinton was forced to stump for wife Hillary by candles and battery-powered lamps. Attendees included Hollywood bigwigs Jerry Zucker, Steve Bing, Gary Ross, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. According to popular speculation, the event marked the first time Bill has spoken kind words about Hillary over candlelight since the early '90s.

Alec Baldwin, never known for excessive cheeriness, described the current state of the nation as "hell" in The Huffington Post Thursday. Amid a tirade about the malice of the Bush Administration, Baldwin alluded to "problems that will destroy both this country's and the world's environment," and advocated voting for "someone with a new idea," during the next election. Responding to the demand for newness, supporters of George W. and friends argued that while greed itself isn't a new idea, the current administration has certainly taken it to whole new levels.

It was reported Wednesday that Naomi Campbell is planning to develop a casino resort dangerously close to a coastal sanctuary for turtles in Kenya. Rumor has it that Campbell decided on using development as a weapon against the turtles after realizing that her cell phone would bounce right off their shells.

Actor Vince Vaughn was recently spotted in Venice, CA on a bicycle, thus finally introducing the contraption to Greater Los Angeles Area. Sources say Vaughn is in negotiations to introduce walking feet to the area as early as next year.

At a highly priced event in Australia, Al Gore called that nation and the United States "the Bonnie and Clyde" of the environmental realm, referring to their non-participation in the Kyoto Protocol. When George W. Bush heard of Gore's remarks, insiders say he abruptly shouted "I call Clyde!" in a staunch refusal to "be the girl one."