Green Daily

Ah, the ever-surprising Tara Reid. Actress, pin-up, party girl -- and environmentalist?

You probably remember back in the 90s when Tara used to make movies. She evaded The Dude in The Big Lebowski, and impressed us all with two Oscar-worthy performances in the first two American Pie movies -- clearly, she was snubbed by the Academy. Then she did a bunch of drugs, aged like 30 years in half a decade, eventually bottoming out when Taradise got canceled from E! after merely one month on the air.

So what's a fledgling B C-list celebrity to do? Why, it's time to go green! That, apparently, is brought Tara to a Hollywood green party last night. The event was described as "Smart and Live Earth celebrate artists at the forefront of environmental awareness at Smart House" -- whatever that means. Smart are the people behind the increasingly trendy (and relatively eco-friendly) Smart Cars, and Live Earth was that enormous 24-hour music event staged last July to raise funds and draw attention to environmental issues.

Jokes about her career aside, maybe Tara really is interested in the planet. Or maybe there was an open bar. Zing!