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09 Aug 2010 01:33

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Culture: It’s official: Will Ferrell’s new movie is an actual freaking hit

  • $35 million the size of the opening for “The Other Guys,” Ferrell’s new buddy-cop flick with Mark Wahlberg
  • $47 million the first-week box-office of Ferrell’s biggest opener, “Talladaga Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby” source

09 Aug 2010 00:19

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Politics: Max Headroom: Ted Olson has all the answers on gay marriage


  • Ted Olson just gets itChris Wallace is having trouble keeping up with the former Solicitor General, whose handiwork in the suit ensured that it would pass muster. Chris Wallace throws talking points, and Olson just swats them away like they were softballs.

  • John Boehner’s fake tan Dude, did you seriously do the whole spray-on thang? Whether or not Boehner got a fake tan, the lighting during his conversation about birthright citizenship makes him look like he got on the air after a long night of drinking.
  • Olbermann’s new gameIt is a slightly sad time for Keith Olbermann, who won’t be featured on NBC’s “Football Night In America” anymore. But that’s OK; he has another game. The game? Making Sharron Angle look like a freaking idiot. LOL.