Look what Betty White gave Meryl Streep for a birthday present

Meryl Streep turns 63 on Friday, June 22, and in her honor The Lifeline Program and Betty White have adopted an adorable Snow Leopard cub for the three-time Oscar™ winner. America’s “Golden Girl” and the life settlement company that helps seniors discover a new financial option for retirement couldn’t resist giving one of her favorite actresses a present for her birthday.

"Meryl Streep is such a wonderful woman who has given so much to our generation and we wanted to give her a gift as unique and rare as she is," said White. "We know she will fall in love with our Snow Leopard, just like we did."

White’s special gift to Streep was arranged through The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s "Adopt an Animal Program.”

“Having starred in ‘Out of Africa,’ Streep is no stranger to exotic wildlife,” says Stephen Terrell, senior vice president of The Lifeline Program.  “We wanted a fun way to honor her talents and help a good cause at the same time.”

The Lifeline Program offers life settlements and financial planning options to retirees.  For more information, call 770-724-7300 or visit www.thelifeline.com.

Gay List Daily reviews Julie and Julia

The guys over at Gay List Daily have tasted 'Julie & Julia' and find it delicious:

Breaking news: Nora Ephron redeems herself! You heard it here first. After thoroughly butchering Bewitched, we bitched. Yet in spite of the treasonous act of tarnishing the childhood memories of a million gay men, the director is back.

Just don’t screw it up again, Ephie!

By combining Julia Child’s memoir, My Life in France with Julie Powell’s blog-turned-book Julie & Julia, Ephron has gone all Rodriguez-Tarantino on us and given us a delightful double-feature, only this time they’re rolled into one film.

One story follows Julia (Meryl Streep) through the late 1940s through the early1960s. The other focuses on unfulfilled Queens’ housewife Julie circa 2002 (Amy Adams), who decides to make every recipe in Julia Child’s famous cookbook over the course of a single year. Julie’s trials and tribulations are entertaining and inspiring for anyone dreaming of accidental success, but her saga’s nothing compared to the journey of our dear Mrs. Child.

No surprise here, but Streep embodies Julia like no other actress could. Her spot-on accent and mannerisms are joyous to watch and it appears that Streep is having the time of her life portraying the larger-than-life cooking school rebel/cookbook author. Despite a rather privileged existence with her diplomat husband (Stanley Tucci), she’s still quite the underdog in France and through perseverance she changes the world: one stick of butter at a time.

A big highlight for us is LOL-lesbian Jane Lynch as Julia’s awkward sister. She’s a scene-stealer in every production she’s ever in, even up against the likes of Mighty Meryl.

The ending feels rather abrupt and leaves us wanting to delve further into Child’s career and life, though Julie’s story has a satisfying conclusion. But desiring more of a movie is like wanting a second helping of Beef Bourguignon. It means the recipe was just right.