Monthly Archives: July 2004

Will Ferrell puts his George W. Bush wig back on

Just in time for the 2004 Election, Will Ferrell has blessed us with another of his George W. Bush impressions. This 4-minute video is funded by America Coming Together, and well, I think it might be funnier than Anchorman.
Did I mention that Will Ferrell went to USC?
[See Will Ferrell in Straight Talk! from White [...]

Team America: Putting the “F” Back in Freedom

Without question, Trey Parker & Matt Stone’s Team America: World Police has moved to the top of the Movies to See This Year list.

USC Football: dominating on the field, and in the blogosphere

Not only are the Trojans #1 in the preseason Pac-10 media poll, our starting quarterback and Heisman candidate has his own weblog (and doesn’t sound like an idiot).
With apologies to the O’Doyle family:
Matt Leinart Rules!
USC Rules!
[via LAist]

TV Networks INDUCING copyright infringement?

As if there weren’t plenty of reason why the INDUCE Act is a dumb idea, how about the fact that their promotion of the jibjab.com Flash movie would constitute inducing, and make the TV Networks liable for millions of copyright infringements. Nice job, Senator Hatch….not only does your law completely shit on the citizens [...]

At USC, we’re just THAT good

Is it possible for a college football team to earn 2 national championship trophies in one year? Apparently it is, if you’re the University of Southern California:
“It was brought to our attention by various individuals that we should be claiming the 1939 Trojans among our national champions,” Athletic Director Mike Garrett said Monday. “We [...]

Reality TV in the ‘liberated’ Baghdad

I swear this isn’t an Onion story; here is a link to prove I’m not kidding. Now….check out this quote; further proof that Stanley Kubrick was right–society has progressed to a point where the satirist has no hope of competing with reality:
“Labor and Materials” is Iraq’s answer to “Extreme Home Makeover” and the country’s [...]

Kelly Ripa’s Secret

I can’t say I actually watch any of Kelly Ripa’s work, but after watching her spoof herself in this commercial, which was easily the funniest non-Fey moment from SNL last season, I can’t help but be a fan. Kudos to any celebrity who isn’t afraid to poke some fun at themselves.

iPod? That’s SO 2004.

Mike Davidson is calling out an Apple iPhone announcement sometime in 2005 (complete with a sweet mock-up–see left).
Let the drooling begin.

Ted Turner rules!

I haven’t always been a huge fan, but the more I’ve heard from Ted Turner over the years, the more I really admire and respect him, and love to hear what he has to say. Especially as media consolidation has, in my humble opinion, gotten way out of hand and left us with a [...]

A Diamond Monopoly is Not Forever

Not like any of us will cry for them any time soon, but it sounds like DeBeers’ world domination of diamonds has hit a snag:
De Beers once controlled (though did not mine directly) some 80% of the world supply of rough stones. As recently as 1998 it accounted for nearly two-thirds of supply. Today production [...]