A—a group that spans Hollywood stars to heads-down scientists and activists working for change—Jennifer Coolidge wanted something from the other celebrities in the room.
“I think you should all pair up,” the Emmy-winning actress told the star-studded hall at Lincoln Center in New York. The audience laughed. “No, I’m not kidding,” Coolidge responded. “All the famous people in here, I want you to get a buddy. A nerdy buddy.”about finally being invited to cool parties amid her rocketing career success. Indeed, few attendees on Wednesday night sparked the same paparazzi flurry she did upon arriving.
“I made a fake fart video with JLo and I got 2 million followers,” Coolidge announced incredulously. “Peter,” she said addressing glacier scientist, who was honored alongside fellow glacier scientist Britney Schmidt for research on an Antarctic glacier that is melting at a concerning rate, “I could barely find you on Google.”
“Peter, you know, go shadow Doja Cat, right?” Coolidge continued, to increasing cheers. “She can sing on the glacier while you guys, like, twerk behind her. Just think of how many followers you could get! It’s very unfair.”, a project manager working to keep asteroids from colliding with Earth, with