Bruno strikes

Sacha Baron Cohen, more then likely for his upcoming Bruno movie, crashed an Italian runway show:

I actually like his Bruno character better then Borat. Can’t wait for the movie. via

Stewart and Colbert on the EW cover

Well done.

The Navy chases pirates who have tanks

Look I know a lot of stuff is going on these days. There’s the economy crashing, Presidential campaigns, Sarah Palin, uh, crashing too I guess, the NFL, baseball playoffs, etc. There’s lots of news out there, granted. But would you be interested in a story involving the U.S. Navy and pirates who have hijacked a [...]

Obama ad: “Same plan”

Senator Obama’s been releasing some longer ads and I wonder if people will actually sit through the whole thing but I’ve been enjoying them. I especially like the “instead of prosperity trickling down, pain has trickled up” line that I’ve heard the Senator use several times now.
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My bank got eaten by Citigroup. Not sure what this means but its the second time in the history of my banking that this has happened.

Sometimes nothin’ can be a real cool hand

Another great scene from “Cool Hand Luke”:

I wish I could post the whole movie. Maybe I will anyway. via

McCain gets the bailout bill passed!

Except, as you surely know by now, the bill failed in the House. Nonetheless:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his top aides took credit for building a winning bailout coalition – hours before the vote failed and stocks tanked.
The rush to claim he had engineered a victory now looks like a strategic blunder that will [...]

“Blank, Pez-dispenser face”

The title of this post is how a NY Times writer described Michael Cera’s face. I have no idea what that really means but points for originality. The profile of Cera, pegged on his upcoming movie “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist”, is well worth a read for all Cera fans. Plus it mentioned Cera’s “outtake” [...]

Quote of the Day

It’s easy to forget this amidst all the political excitement surrounding the bailout, but the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street is going to ensure that many people who worked their whole lives to build up sufficient savings lose everything. Seniors living off investments and near-retirees will be particularly hard hit, and they will have [...]

Great, great new rule from Maher

Bill Maher kills it with his last “rule”.

Well played sir. via

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