Archive for August 22nd, 2006

What if Jon Stewart ran for president?

Posted by Gary on August 22nd, 2006

BoingBoing points to a trailer on YouTube for the film “Man of the Year” in which a faux-news anchor like Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert runs for President… and wins. This latest flick from Barry Levinson stars Robin Williams, and opens in October. I’m certainly intrigued.

Here’s the “campaign” website for Tom Dobbs.

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HP reveals miracle weight loss cure

Posted by Gary on August 22nd, 2006

From the Consumerist: HP is marketing a new feature on their Photosmart R727 called “slimming” which, according to the manual, “compresses centered subjects for a slimmer look.” What that basically means is that you take a picture and make your chubby self look skinnier than you actually are. Yet another reason not to believe those [...]