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[cleolinda]

So... yeah. I didn't get anything done today.

Political/entertainment news (and no, this is not going to become a regular feature):

I forget who had the Newseum link, but it is AWESOME. (Hey! There's my newspaper!)

Determined Texas woman, 92, votes in ambulance.

The A.V. Club at the Barack Obama election-night rally in Chicago.

Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time; Did Stephen Colbert shed some secret liberal tears? He totally did, y'all, because I noticed it at the time. Also: I cannot believe that I first heard that Barack Obama would be our next president on the Daily Show.

Tina Fey says she's retiring Sarah Palin impersonation.

Maya Angelou On Barack Obama: "We All Rise." [Clips]

Stars React to Obama's Historic Win; Does President Obama Mean Will Smith Is Still Game For Biopic?; Barack Obama: The EW Q&A.

First Things First: What Kind Of Dog Should The First Puppy Be?

CNN Can't Stop Pimping Its Election-Night Holographic Toy; How CNN’s Hologram Interview System Works; Election's Biggest Losers: TV News; The Hater: Election 2008: Race To Unneccessary Graphics. This is not even to speak of the multiplicity of constantly shifting NBC graphics, which were making me seasick.

Madonna Concert Breaks Out at Massive Political Rally.

Defeated Al Franken Wishing He Had Just Shaken 571 More Hands.

With Fifty-Two Percent of Vote, Prop 8 Passes; Changed America Still Hates the Gays. (Related: Gus Van Sant's 'Milk' Has Just Become So Much More Relevant; It's Rally Time in a New Clip from 'Milk.')

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Twilight linkspam:

Robert Pattinson Takes Over Planet Hollywood; from bella_stella78: Honor Turns To Shame For Robert Pattinson when cement dries too fast.

Robert Pattinson interview on Z100 in NY (ONTD: HoboRadio); Another behind the scenes video of Twilight; RPattz wishes he could have been Bella.

'Twilight' Countdown: Catherine Hardwicke talks about the meadow and making Robert Pattinson 'dazzle.' Okay, people, "dazzling" is a completely separate phenomenon from "sparkling." Let's get these things right.

("I was just begging and begging, 'I’ve got to shoot a meadow. Something that looks like a meadow. Or people are going to stone me in the streets.' " You think Hardwicke's exaggerating and she's so incredibly not.)

Get Your Pre-Teen Vampire Twilight Tickets Now, Plus Sexy New Clips.

Yet another media outlet is too lazy to think of its own interview questions. (To be fair: if I had to interview pretty much anyone, I'd run screaming to y'all for help. On the other hand: I AM NOT A TRAINED JOURNALIST.)

Stephenie Meyer: 12 inspirations for 'Twilight' (Can Iron Man really count as an inspiration if it came out just two months before her last book?).

(I laughed when I got to the X-Men part.)

Fans Rally for Blood Drives (ah, taking a page from the Moonlight playbook, I see); Summer School in Forks: A Twilight Symposium Update.

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Regular linkspam:

Remembering Michael Crichton; Michael Crichton: A Tireless Craftsman.

Scientists Decode Set of Cancer Genes.

Google drops Yahoo advertising partnership.

McDreamy McAngry About the 'Grey's Anatomy' Gay Firing.

Brand New Trailer For Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse.'

Oscar Update: Doubt in 'Doubt', Eastwood's First Acting Oscar and Winslet's Works.

Images: Megan Fox Isn't Wonder Woman; First still of Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel; Keira Knightley Continues To Look Lugubrious On Set Of 'Last Night'; New Batch of Photos from Frank Miller's 'The Spirit'; Noir Posters Capture the Pulpy Joy of Superhero Movies (pictured: 'Watchmen,' 'Spider-Man,' 'The Dark Knight').

Trailers and clips: Final Trailer for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tale of Despereaux.'

'Quantum of Solace' - Official Blog Report #33; EW Review: 'Quantum of Solace'; Who's your favorite Bond villain?; Sir Ken Adams Guides You Through The Greatest Evil Lairs From James Bond.

Chris Morgan Confirms He’s Writing ‘Wanted 2,’ Hints At Sequel Going 'Global.'

Shyamalan Eager To Transform Image With ‘Last Airbender’ Franchise.

Is Grant Morrison Writing The Fastest Movie Alive? [The Flash]

‘Bourne’ Beauty Franke Potente Aims To Survive Deadly ‘Wave’; Franka Potente Starves on the High Seas.

Simon Pegg Demands A Return To Traditional "Zombie Values."

Ray Winstone, Ray Liotta Play Russian Roulette With 50 Cent, Jason Statham In ‘13.’

EXCL: Brightman and Hilton on 'Repo! The Genetic Opera'; Sarah Brightman Flashes Her Holographic Eyes, Belts Out New 'Repo!' Song.

Paramount Adapting Paul Pope's 'Battling Boy' Graphic Novel.

'Bend it Like Beckham' Director Heads for the Land of Serial Killers.

Jack Black sets a course for 'Gulliver's Travels.'

Confirmed: '30 Days of Night' Getting a Sequel!

Hideo Nakata Helming 'Chatroom'; Are You Ready for 'Chatroom: The Movie'?

Schneider, Dewan and Davis Join 'Virgin on Bourbon Street'; Rob Schneider is Still Starring in Movies.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Universal Soldier 3’ Moves Forward With Jean-Claude Van Damme, But No Dolph Lundgren? SACRILEGE.

Comments

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

Also: I cannot believe that I first heard that Barack Obama would be our next president on the Daily Show.

That's the way I got it, and I couldn't be anymore happier that I heard the news from Jon Stewart. I love that man.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Me too. It's like getting good news from a friend, even better than usual.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

He's the man who so eloquently comforted me after September 11th - it's only fitting that he should be able to give us such amazingly good news as well.

...unfortunately, I was informed by Wolf Blitzer, but I take solace in the fact that the man's given name is Wolf motherfucking Blitzer, and that is kind of cool.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I am a little sad that we were watching CNN when the news broke. While Wolf Blitzer and his beard are fine and all (but the holograms are not), I would have much rather heard it from Jon and Stephen.

[maisontv.livejournal.com]

I got it from him too. I think it's so appropriate; he's the one that's gotten me through the last 4 years. He was the one who was there to point out the inconsistancies, the lying, and the plain old bullshit. He was the one person on the news who gave a voice to our anger and frustration with the Bush administration.

He helped me through the bad and I am so glad he was the one to bring the good.

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I can never stand to watch regular news or political shows because all they did was make me annoyed, angry, depressed, or some other negative emotions. With Stewart I could see all that but be laughing to myself about it. Otherwise I'd feel all bogged down all the time. I'll definitely still be watching four years from now.