I found this lovely hack of the new WhiteHouse.gov site, courtesy of Twitter user @tim_liu. Click on the picture for the full sized version.
Episode 5010 – R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)
January 21, 2009 By
There has been much talk about how Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were going to carry on their laughter with Obama as president. Stephen saying that he would support Obama “as long as he was popular” seemed to be an excellent way to set up the direction of tonight’s show. I’m excited to see if [...]
Episode 5009 (1/19/2009)
January 20, 2009 By
“Just twelve more hours until all those Bush countdown clocks explode! You fools! This is The Colbert Report!” King For A Day: “Tonight, I celebrate Martin Luther King the way I do every day: by refusing to ride the bus.” President-elect Obama declared it a day of service Stephen spent the day tending the grounds [...]
Variety takes a look at Jon Stewart, ‘The Daily Show’
January 20, 2009 By
Variety is running a series of stories about The Daily Show and Jon Stewart right now: Stewart’s ‘Show’ central to Comedy Stewart has real flair for fake news What’s next for post-Bush ‘Show’? Mainstream media in on ‘Daily’ joke ‘Daily Show’ moments that mattered Stewart did ‘Daily Show’ his own way The list also includes [...]
Glenn Greenwald weighs in on David Gregory’s ‘Colbert Report’ appearance
January 20, 2009 By
Howdy, y’all! Are you enjoying the Inauguration coverage? I am — kind of. Someone I know offered me her spare tickets to the swearing-in, but I somehow didn’t get the message until it was too late to respond; the result is that my enjoyment of the day has been ever-so-slightly tempered by repeated thought, “I [...]
Episode 5009 – R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)
January 20, 2009 By
One more day, people! On this eve of one of the most historic events in our lifetime, it’s still a thrill to be able to come back to our favorite pundits to learn about the events of the week. It was great to see Stephen and Frank Rich reflect on the Bush presidency, and the [...]
WristSTRONG cake
January 19, 2009 By
Sometimes my feed readers pop up something that’s a little old, like this, but it’s so cool I just had to post it. From the Sugarmama NYC blog (7/14/2008): I was lucky enough to be called to make a cake to celebrate the 1st anniversary of Stephen Colbert breaking his wrist, bringing awareness to Hollywood’s [...]
TiVo alerts/Six Degrees notices
January 19, 2009 By
Hey, gang! I’m reading wistfully through all your comments and wishing I had time to take in the inaugural festivities, but I’m glad some of you are getting a chance to get out there and have some fun. I, sadly, am still tied up in far too much mundane foolishness, but I wanted to take [...]
Klassic Kolbert: I Have a Dreamsicle
January 19, 2009 By
This is, on the day of the 500th episode of ‘The Colbert Report’, still in my top five favorite bits ever done on the show. The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sign Off – I Have a Dreamsicle Colbert at ChristmasColbert Christmas DVD Green ScreenBill O’Reilly Interview
Six Degrees: Steve Carell and John Legend perform at the Inaugural Celebration
January 19, 2009 By
Barack Obama’s Inaugural Celebration concert included a song from John Legend and a few words from Steve Carell, as one of the celebrities who presented quotes from past presidential speeches. Anyone else find the subtitle on John’s screen humorous? There are a few photos of President-Elect Obama under the cut if you haven’t seen the [...]