Video: "Hancock" teaser
"Hancock" centers on a tortured superhero (Will Smith) who crash-lands in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and tries to transform himself by romancing an alluring housewife, causing chaos in the city. Also starring Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Daeg Faerch and Lauryn Hill. Due out July 2, 2008.

Bob Marley's widow to produce film about his life, Lauryn Hill set for her role
Rita Marley is executive producing the first-ever biopic of her late husband Bob Marley, and if she has it her way, the reggae icon's daughter-in-law R&B singer Lauryn Hill will portray her onscreen. The Weinstein Co. will produce and distribute a big-screen version of her 2004 autobiography "No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley," a chronicle of the musician's childhood and their tumultuous 15-year marriage through his death from cancer in 1981. "Lauryn would be ideal (to play me)," said Marley. "

Earlier, we parsed the spurious infanticide ... [How To Win Friends And Influence People]
Earlier, we parsed the spurious infanticide charges leveled at Barack Obama by, among others, this woman — Jill Stanek. Jill's a big anti-abortion, anti-birth-control, pro-"purity" and anti-reality activist who got the infanticide ball rolling with the help of some people in the media that take her somewhat seriously despite her use of the word "baby-killer" to describe pro-choice lawmakers. Media Matters, however, points out that Stancek also promotes domestic violence as an acceptable reaction to a

Barack Obama, and Antici...pation [News Roundup]
Yeah, he still ain't telling. Probably tomorrow. [Washington Post] He did reportedly call all the losers last night. No one's admitting anything, though. [CNN] Random Texas Congressman Chet Edwards — who Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pointing out for months — is apparently shortlisted now, though, and gave a cute press conference with his son in tow. He didn't Say Anything but that it's not so hot in Texas today. [Huffington Post] Time says that Mitt Romney is McCain's main man, so HuffP

Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate, Guarantees Important Delaware Win [Horse Race]
So, sigh, it's New York Times official. In his increasingly promising race to become America's Next Top Presidential Also-Ran, Illinois senator Barack Obama has chosen foreign policy-hungry Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate. We entertained this idea and called it a bad one earlier this week, and I know close to nothing about politics compared to Pareene so I'll just leave this as news without comment. Other than to say that this is a bad, borderline esoteric choice that ought to leave Obama's l

Barack Obama And Hip-Hop: Does The Support Of Jay-Z, Nas, T.I. Hurt His Chances?
'[Rappers] need to be super quiet on Barack,' Scarface says, or critics will 'smash on him because of what somebody else said.' By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Gil Kaufman Views 14,809 He's on fire in the streets. Kids and adults alike are wearing bootleg T-shirts emblazoned with his face and phrases. Approximately 95 percent of the hip-hop community is singing his praises. And yet his appeal is just as strong in other parts of the country and the wo

UFO Lobbyist Offers to Brief Obama on Extraterrestrials [UFObama]
Jeff Peckman, who came to national attention earlier this year when he launched a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver and later announced that he possessed actual footage of a live ET, continues his campaign to thrust alien life into the political limelight. This week, he invited Barack Obama to hear a briefing on UFOs and extraterrestrial life from a private citizen's perspective. Adjust your tin foil hat and find out what Peckman has to say to the presidential cand

Limbaugh: Obama's nomination "goes back to the fact that nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy"
Rush Limbaugh said that "it is striking how unqualified [Sen. Barack]Obama is and, and how this whole thing came about with, within the Democrat Party. I think it really goes back to the fact that nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy."Limbaugh went on to say: "I think this is a classic illustration here where affirmative action has reared its ugly head against them.

Roseanne Blasts Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt as "Evil, Vacuous"
Roseanne isn't a fan of Brad and Angie. In a post titled "Jon Voight" on her Web site, she slams the celeb couple. "Your evil spawn Angelina Jolie and her vacuous hubby Brad Pitt make about $40 million a year in violent, psychopathic movies and give away three of it to starving children, trying to look as if they give a crap about humanity as they spit out more dunces that will consume more than their fair share and wreck the earth even more," Roseanne writes. She also attacks the actress for recen

Video: American Prayer - New Obama Music video
American Prayer - Dave Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Joan Baez, Macy Gray and Joss Stone. http://www.myamericanprayer.com

"Caroline: Pull a Cheney!"
An Open Letter to Caroline Kennedy (head of the Obama VP search team) from Michael Moore: Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Dear Caroline, We've never met, so I hope you don't find this letter too presumptuous or inappropriate. As its contents involve the public's business, I am sending this to you via the public on the Internet. I knew your brother John. He was a great guy, and I know he would've had a ball during this thrilling and historic election year. We all miss him dearly. Barack Obama selected

Win Nine Golds, Kid, and Then We’ll Talk
A mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go. Asked if she's dating golden boy Michael Phelps, fellow U.S. swimmer (and onetime Playboy model) Amanda Beard harpoons the poor guy: "Come on, I have really good taste." Score: 13 Isn't it ironic that Rush Limbaugh called Barack Obama "the little black man-child"? You could describe Rush the same way, if you leave out the words "little," "black" and "man." Score: 42 It's impossible to know

Barack Obama's 'lost' brother found in Kenya
The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein OnyangoObama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi. MrObama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate's half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender. "No-one knows who I am," he told the magazine, before claiming: "I live here on less than a dollar a month." According to Italy's Vanity Fair his two metr

Obama Makes The Smart Move
It was leaked to the press late last night that Obama picked Senator Joseph Biden as his VP running mate. Although nothing to get excited about, we think this is a smart move. He gets a little cred with older white folks and makes his run for the Whitehouse look less risky by selecting a “seasoned” politician with a strong background in international affairs. Now that this is over, it’s time to go hard and push that shady McCain’s wig back.

Obama names Joe Biden as Presidential running mate
Barack Obama picked Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate, choosing a long-time Washington insider who could balance his thin resume on foreign policy over younger politicians who could have amplified the Democratic presidential candidate's message of change. The campaign made a formal announcement about 3 a.m., with a text message to supporters saying "Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee" and inviting them to watch a webstream video of their first rally together Saturday af

News Bites: Barack Obama Has Chosen His Mate
No, he's keeping Michelle. I meant his running mate! Presidential candidate and Scarlett Johansson penpal Barack Obama has chosen Delaware senator Joe Biden is now in the running to be our next vice-president. The announcement was made via 3 AM text message. Politics via Gossip Girl! Sorta gay comedic actor Chris Kattan has finalized his separation from his wife of two months, Sunshine Tutt. He should have kept her for that hot name alone. At least he's free now to score dudes. Or goats. Or whatever it is

"The Candidate Of Change Went With The Status Quo"
What They're Saying About Obama-Biden: The Associated Press's Ron Fournier: "The Candidate Of Change Went With The Status Quo." "The candidate of change went with the status quo. ... He picked a 35-year veteran of the Senate -- the ultimate insider -- rather than a candidate from outside Washington..." (Ron Fournier, "Analysis: Biden Pick Shows Lack Of Confidence," The Associated Press, 8/23/08) Fournier: "[B]iden is anything but a change agent, having been in office longer than half of all Americans have b

Barack Obama: Audio From the Rolling Stone Cover Story
• A Conversation With Barack Obama • Barack Obama: The Stevie Wonder Geek Returns to the Cover of Rolling Stone • Photo Gallery: Barack Obama, a History in Pictures

Michelle Obama Rings a Welcome to Biden's Wife
When Sen. Barack Obama told wife Michelle that he'd decided on a vice presidential candidate earlier this week, she gave him snaps – literally. "I've stayed out of this process ... but when he told me his choice I said, 'That's the right choice.' I was like, 'Good!' " she told PEOPLE as she snapped her fingers in approval after her husband's announcement Saturday that Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware would be his running mate. That morning Michelle Obama, 44 – sporting a tiny peace-sign pave diamond