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Everybody Was Kung-Fu (And Every Other Kind Of) Fighting
11:01PM Ravi Somaiya | Rihanna and Chris Brown continue to use domestic violence to sell things, the Hoff beats up old people, Clinton and Bush refuse to savage each other for money, Madonna may or may not be a bad girlfriend, and more! More »
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Obama’s Glad Bono Refused To Hug George Bush
1:45AM Foster Kamer | World Saviour, Futuristic Superhero, and pioneer in the field of Mononames, Bono, dished last night on a BBC show a nice little anecdote: he dodged a hug from George W. Bush, once, and Obama was there to congratulate him. More »
Resurgent Mickey Rourke Throws Weight Behind Sterilization, George W. Bush
7:52AM Kyle Buchanan | Misshapen comeback kid Mickey Rourke’s been on an upswing since his Golden Globe win, but the real drama is whether he can stay out of his own way until the Oscars finally get here. More »
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Can’t Wait Until We Appreciate Bush Like We Do Lincoln
4:35AM Kyle Buchanan | Perhaps cognisant that very soon they wouldn’t have George W. Bush to kick around anymore, the ladies of The View brought the crazy shouting and insane assertions big-time this morning. More »
Bush Commits Final Presidential Mistake: Handing Oval Office to Elisabeth Hasselbeck
5:55AM Kyle Buchanan | Over the weekend, George W. Bush demonstrated perhaps his most terrifying lapse in judgement in an administration full of such moments: he let Elisabeth Hasselbeck into the Oval Office. More »
Even President Bush Is So Over Elisabeth Hasselbeck
2:42AM Kyle Buchanan | Now that America has finally elected a new president, our current one has given up pretending he cares about the economy, stuff, or Elisabeth Hasselbeck. More »
Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, And An Emboldened HuffPo Blogger Enliven Thursday ‘SNL’
5:07PM Kyle Buchanan | Returning alumni Will Ferrell (as George W. Bush) and Tina Fey turned last night’s Thursday edition of Saturday Night Live into a veritable class reunion, but one other notable name returned behind the scenes: Ferrell’s frequent collaborator Adam McKay. Little over a month ago, McKay (Step Brothers, Anchorman) lit up the left with a sky-is-falling Huffington Post blog entitled “We’re Gonna Frickin’ Lose This Thing,” but to judge from the opening sketch he co-wrote, he now finds the Republican ticket about as threatening as a Jackie Mason PSA. The clip, after the jump: More »
10 Celeb Marathoners to Beat in Ryan Reynolds’ Rookie Race
9:20AM STV | Ryan Reynolds hit the fundraising circuit running — literally — in an essay today on The Huffington Post, where he opened up about his training for next month’s New York Marathon. There, despite vowing to avoid such events after once observing an epidemic of runners’ bleeding nipples, the newlywed is racing on behalf of Michael J. Fox’s foundation to fight Parkinson’s Disease. But while we applaud his determination in battling 26 miles of nipple-chafe, Reynolds is running for more than just a good cause. He’s also trotting into a celebrity pastime with a rich tradition of its own, competing against the likes of Will Ferrell, Katie Holmes, Diddy and even David Lee Roth’s six-hour slog through New York in 1987. After the jump, find the ten swiftest boldfacers who ever laced up a pair of track shoes. Train harder, Ryan — and happy bleeding! More »
Josh Brolin Lauded, Film Not So Much as ‘W.’ Reviews Trickle In
6:20AM STV | Lionsgate hosted the premiere of W. last night at the Landmark, where Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone and a celebrity cast of dozens dropped by for the first public-ish screening of Stone’s five-month miracle baby. Elsewhere, in a subterranean dungeon populated by the world’s few remaining mainstream film critics, the professionals parsed W. in terms that could best be described as lukewarm — Brolin’s performance notwithstanding: More »
