This Week's Internet Diversions
Another collection of the trivial, the inane, the entertaining, and the viral, including Jay-Z at Glastonbury, a New Yorker's worst fears of LA come true, and favorites from the Onion.
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Liveblog! The 28th Annual Emmys!
Welcome to the 28th Annual Emmys, and HuffPost's Emmy Liveblog! The Sopranos! Ugly Betty! 30 Rock! The Office! Special bonus: More Ryan Seacrest than you could ever hope to see! That goes double for Joely Fisher.
Laughter and the '08 Campaign
Who can blame viewers for wanting a little cavorting with their reporting? Today's voters toggle easily between sober op-eds and faux-news analysts squirting seltzer down the candidates' pants.
Two Years Ago: When Stephen Colbert Mocked Bush -- To His Face
What most forget is that Colbert pointed daggers at the press as well as the president -- and many in the media responded by panning his performance in the days that followed.
Preparing For "The Colbert Report"
Appearing on The Colbert Report as an author can be a double-edged sword, because while it's high-profile, you are also a punching bag in his bombastic red-blooded American act.
The Bizarro Veeps?: Barack Obama and John Thune
A Clinton-Obama vs. McCain-Thune race would be a fun one to watch and might provide the unusual spectacle of having the v.p. debates draw higher ratings than those of the candidates for president.
Obama and the Return of Late Night Jokes
If Obama is the nominee, the late night comics will be the least of his worries, but there's just no denying that Americans pay attention to the comic storylines, and the comic caricatures, of our political figures.
Obama and Jon Stewart Owe It All to Mark Twain? Preview of Tomorrow's 'TIME' --and Arianna Q & A
Each year for Independence Day, Time magazine presents a "Making of America" special. This year it features humorist/novelist Mark Twain, in a real departure.
Network TV Upfront Week 2008: Not So Bad After All
We had been led to expect networks to roll over and play dead in the wake of the WGA strike and amid the recession -- but almost all the networks rallied in grand style for Upfronts 2008.
The 2008 Audie Awards: Listening Up, Reading Down
Audio book production has come a long way from the early books-on-tape, flat-read days.
The Webby Awards Are Only Giving Us 5 Words...Help!
Tuesday night in New York, the Huffington Post will receive two Webby Awards -- the winners only get five words for their acceptance speeches. Now I'd love to get your input...
Hail to the Punchline-in-Chief: An All-Star Panel of Pundits Weighs in on America's Most Comical Presidents
We asked political observers -- including Nora Ephron, Peggy Noonan, Harry Shearer, Conrad Black, Richard Belzer, David Frum, Paul Slansky, and Joe and Jerry Long -- to weigh in on the question: Who was our most comical president?
Media Pundits on Obama and Public Financing -- Shut the F**k Up
Stop using the word "flip-flopper" as if no one is ever allowed to change their minds. Discuss the meaning of the changed mind, fair enough -- but stop with this infantile phrase.
Johnny Come Late-Nightly
Did you groan when David Letterman told Monica jokes? Do you Tivo The Daily Show ? If your answer is yes, then Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke may be the book for you.
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I should have realized I did not have all my wits about me when I decided to undertake a relatively ambitious project just minutes before I went on the Colbert Report.
We'll Miss You, George
Comedians have done the country a great service through the years by uncovering the truth with satire and farce, and no one did it better than George Carlin.
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Obama Snubbed Fox News On Trip Abroad
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Get used to it Fox News....you will no longer be the Official Network of the White House.
Yep, now it will be Keith Olbermann and MSNBC News.
Smart Move!
Snubbing Fox = very good taste.
Thank you Great Spirit for Stephen Colbert.
Fake News not invited? Not a mistake at all. Only real reporters were needed.
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