Suppose our War on Terror drones were at the center of our culture rather than the shadowy periphery? Absurdity and horror via Saturday Night Live:
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Newt Gingrich Is Right About Having A Permanent Moon Base
Yes, “Gingrich” and “right” in the same sentence is very strange: Saturday Night Live managed to successfully mock this derided idea in a recent well received sketch (which I thought was reminiscent of that show’s style from the ’70s). Here is a differing perspective presented by Robert T. Gonzalez on io9.com:
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has promised us a permanent Moon base by 2020. Many people have been calling Newt’s vow a publicity stunt, while others have chimed in by attacking the idea of a lunar base in and of itself, with assertions like “real scientists know [a Moon base] is fantasy.” We won’t speak to Newt’s political maneuverings, but we’re sure as hell not going to sit idly by while people bash the feasibility or scientific potential of a lunar settlement. In fact, we’ve got 185 reasons we should set a course straight away …
An Off-World Energy Source: We spoke to astrophysicist Michael Shara — curator of the astrophysics department at the American Museum of Natural History — about the scientific potential of a permanent Moon base, and one of the first things to come up was lunar resource utilization.
Blame the Greek Gods For Greece’s Failed Economy
From Saturday Night Live:
Music Video Parodies Weiner Scandal
Rep. Anthony Weiner announced today that he did indeed tweet the lewd picture of himself, as well as engage in various inappropriate conversations with other women. (Read more about his press conference at The Hill) As you sit and contemplate the use of social networks in political scandals, here is a music video about Weiner’s ‘accidental’ Twitter post in the parody form of SNL’s “Dick in a Box”:
Julian Assange Hijacks Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Man of the Year’ Speech (SNL Video)
TIME Magazine pretty much consigned itself to the dinosaur dustbin of old media when it chose Mark Zuckerberg over Julian Assange for its increasingly irrelevant “Man of the Year” award. Nonetheless, the ridiculous decision did make good fodder for Lorne Michaels’ effervescent team at Saturday Night Live:
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Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Debate Gangster Rap on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (Video)
Obama Gets Visited by Ghosts of Presidents Past
This is pretty cool if you have been a fan of the history of Saturday Night Live and the actors who played the presidents. Sadly, Phil Hartman who did the best television Reagan ever (among other great things) is no longer with us, so they called in someone else to fill his shoes.
There’s actually a message at the end of the video … enjoy (the video was directed by Ron Howard):
