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Is W a moron or an idiot? The answer is: yes.

ESPN has a great cartoon of turkeys that “can’t help but imitate the sports heroes they’ve see on TV.”

Take a look at these two hilarious parodies of Apple “Switch” ads starring Will Ferrell as Santa. The best part is that Apple made these ads; I don’t particularly like Macs, but you have to admire Apple’s sense of humor.

In its story “Iraq: Truth and Lies in Baghdad”, PBS presents a series of videos in which their reporter Sam Kiley struggles to uncover information about Saddam Hussein’s campaign of civilian repression and Iraq’s weapons programs. I’m surprised that some of the video wasn’t confiscated, although in most cases the reporter’s efforts to find out information were thwarted by Iraqi officials. Anybody with any lingering doubts about Saddam Hussein’s blatant duplicity should watch these videos, although I find it hard to believe that anyone could be so naïve. (Links directly to RealVideo part 2 of 4)

Yes, you read correctly: Barbie is being banned in Russia, along with a list of other toys and games. The article in The Guardian says that “Barbie, in particular, is under fire because the doll is thought to awaken sexual impulses in the minds of the very young, and encourage consumerism among Russian infants.” Because there’s nothing worse than Capitalist infant swines.

Once again, W plays hide and seek by himself, not realizing VP Cheney just wanted to get some work done and is not in fact “seeking” him. Visit Madville to see some more funny captions or add your own…

retroCRUSH once again makes my day with its feature on Great Robots From Film and TV. From Metropolis to A.I., they covered a lot of ground. I still have a soft spot for Battlestar Galactica, obviously.

Great news! It appears that Andy Richter Controls The Universe is returning this season starting December 1st. I’m really glad Fox picked the show up; if only they hadn’t passed on The Family Guy, the most hilarious show since The Simpsons…

The movie Searching For Bobby Fischer is not about the reclusive genius himself, but I still rank it as one of my favorites. The story of Bobby Fischer is far more tortuous, as this informative article in The Atlantic reveals. Although regarded as one of the best chess masters ever, Bobby Fischer’s reclusiveness and paranoia have risen to new levels. His recent anti-American screeds in radio broadcasts from The Phillippines caused even the fawning U.S. Chess Federation to denounce his actions. The article compares his tortured intellect to that of mathematician John Nash, upon whom the movie A Beautiful Mind was based, although “without the happy ending.” Despite all of Bobby Fischer’s achievements, that statement may ultimately sum up the life of this deranged genius.