Greetings, Zoners! The end of the year is mere hours away, so it’s time to wrap up 2009 and prepare for the onslaught of 2010 as we wait for the Report to return in its new and improved HD version next week. For the final zeitgeist of the year we’ve got another speedskating update, some [...]
Speedskating team update, Shani Davis and another candid photo
December 29, 2009 By
We’ve got some more updates for you all from the Salt Lake City events. Let’s start off with the updates on the team, itself. From US Speedskating (click on the “Current News” page): Two more Olympic spots filled at the Utah Olympic Oval December 29, 2009—Salt Lake City, UT Although she’s only been speedskating on [...]
Stephen Colbert sighting in Salt Lake City
December 28, 2009 By
We knew Stephen was going to be in Utah last weekend, so we’ve been on the lookout for news from the event. We haven’t seen anything too spoilery (which is actually kind of a nice change, to be honest), but we figured we’d share this blog post with you, as it has all kinds of [...]
Stephen Colbert interviewing Neil deGrasse Tyson for PAMKA Forum
December 27, 2009 By
Delight! Oh, how I’d love to see this … From NorthJersey.com: Stephen Colbert coming to MKA Friday, December 25, 2009 Clifton Journal MONTCLAIR — The Parents’ Association of The Montclair Kimberley Academy invites residents to join them on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 for a star-filled evening of entertainment and education, when celebrated astrophysicist and director [...]
Panel: Stephen Colbert on the WHCD, Glenn Beck and more
December 27, 2009 By
Hello, everyone! I hope you all had lovely Christmases and other holiday celebrations. I had a nice trip home, myself; it’s always good to see family at this time of year. Catching up on my Colbert news now … I still await audio and/or video from this terribly awesome-sounding panel (especially since it obviously exists!), [...]
Weekend Brunch – Christmas 2009 Edition
December 24, 2009 By
Welcome to our (mostly) weekly discussion group to talk about Stephen, our lives, our friendships with each other, and pretty much anything you’d like to talk about with other readers of No Fact Zone, what we here affectionately call “the Zoners”. Merry Christmas, Zoners! I’m at my mother’s house in Van Buren, Arkansas. After a [...]
Six Degrees: Christmas Break Edition.
December 23, 2009 By
I’d like to officially welcome our newest Completist, Katt. With Katt on the Completist staff, we now have staff on *three* continents (Most of us are in the US, Jennie is in Europe, and Katt is from Australia)! We are so international here. We asked her to be on staff because, quite frankly, she was [...]
‘Colbert Report’ adds some cool new technology to find news clips
December 22, 2009 By
Ever wonder how the staff of the Report manages to sift through so many hours of news programs to find that one golden moment they can transform into hilarious satire? The Houston Chronicle‘s TechBlog reports that Houston-based company SnapStream Media is providing both TDS and TCR with new technology to make that task easier. Houston’s [...]
Spoiler alert: Stephen Colbert in upcoming skating race?
December 21, 2009 By
Once again, our friendly neighborhood Stephen Colbert brings new meaning to the phrase “hard-working” by filming a segment over his break. This looks like it’s going to be yet another knockout in his Olympic series; click past the fold for more information.
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – December 20, 2009
December 20, 2009 By
Greetings, Zoners, and happy Sunday before Christmas! Everybody get their holiday shopping done? I’m still working on mine, and at the rate I’m going someone may be getting an IOU on Christmas. Those of us here in the Northeast are also digging out from Snowpocalypse ’09, so it’s been a dandy weekend all around. While [...]